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Infectious Disease Pathogens
bacteria, fungi, protozoa, virus
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
02/07/2011

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Term
Bacillus anthracis
Definition
BACTERIA GPR
anthrax
skin, intestine, respiratory system
Term
Streptococcus pyogenes
Definition
BACTERIA GPC
scarlet fever, cellulitis
skin, systemic
Term
Vibrio cholera
Definition
BACTERIA GNR (curved or straight)
cholera
gastrointestinal
Term
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Definition
BACTERIA acid fast rod
tuberculosis
lung, systemic
Term
Staphylococcus areus
Definition
BACTERIA GPC, NF
food poinsoning, TSS
systemic
Term
Neisseria meningitidis
Definition
BACTERIA GNC
meningococcal meningitis
brain, spinal cord
Term
Escherichia coli
Definition
BACTERIA GNR, NF
bacteremia, urinary tract infection (UTI), traveler's diarrhea (many more)
systemic, urethra, intestine
Term
Helicobacter pylori
Definition
BACTERIA GNR (curved rod)
ulcers
stomach
Term
Adenovirus
Definition
VIRUS
respiratory disease, gastroenteritis
lungs, intestine
Term
Herpes
Definition
VIRUS
Herpes simplex I, cold sores
Herpes simplex II, genital sores
skin, genitalia
Term
Smallpox
Definition
VIRUS
smallpox
systemic
Term
Hepatitis B
Definition
VIRUS
cirrhosis of liver
Term
Influenza
Definition
VIRUS
flu
respiratory tract
Term
Measles
Definition
VIRUS
measles
skin
Term
Ebola
Definition
VIRUS
Hemorrhagic Fever
systemic
Term
Chicken pox
Definition
VIRUS
chicken pox
skin
Term
Human immunodificiency virus (HIV)
Definition
VIRUS
immune system
AIDS
Term
Candida albicans
Definition
FUNGI
thrush, candidemia
mucosa, blood, skin
Term
Cryptococcus neoformans
Definition
FUNGI
meningoencephalitis
CNS
Term
Aspergillus fumigatus
Definition
FUNGI
aspergillos
lungs
Term
Histoplasma capsulatum
Definition
FUNGI
histoplasmosis
systemic
Term
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Definition
FUNGI
Crohns
respiratory, intestine, urinary
Term
Tricophyton spp.
Definition
FUNGI
athletes foot
skin
Term
Coccidiodes immitis
Definition
FUNGI
coccidioidomycosis
systemic
Term
Pneumocystis jiroveci (PCP)
Definition
FUNGI
pneumonia
lungs
Term
Plasmodium falciparum
Definition
PROTOZOA
malaria
systemic
Term
Leishmania spp.
Definition
PROTOZOA
leishmaniasis
skin
Term
Entamoeba histolytica
Definition
PROTOZOA
amoebic dysentery
intestine
Term
Toxoplasma gondii
Definition
PROTOZOA
Toxoplasmosis
lymph nodes, fetus
Term
Giardia lamblia
Definition
PROTOZOA
giardiasis
intestine
Term
Cryptosporidium parvum
Definition
PROTOZOA
cryptosporidiosis
diarrhea
intestine
Term
Trypanosoma brucei and cruzi
Definition
PROTOZOA
sleeping sickness>brucei
Chagas>cruzi
lymph nodes, CNS
Term
Trichomonas vaginalis
Definition
PROTOZOA
urethritis, vaginitis
urethra, vagina
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