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Pathogen List
A description of the major human pathogens
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
09/07/2014
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Bacillus anthracis
 Definition
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  • Rod, encapsulated
  • Anthrax

 
Term
Bacillus cereus
 Definition
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  • Rod, encapsulated
  • Food Poisoning
Term
Bordetella pertussis
 Definition
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  • Coccobacillus
  • Whooping cough
Term
Borrelia burgdorferi
 Definition
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  • spiral
  • Lyme disease 
Term

Borrelia recurrentis

 

 Definition
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  • Spiral
  • Epidemic relapsing fever
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Brucella sp.

 

 Definition
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  • coccobacillus
  • Brucellosis (undulant fever or Malta fever)- 
Term
Campylobacter jejuni
 Definition
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  • rod
  • gastroenteritis
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Candida albicans
 Definition
  • Fungus!
  • Causes candidiasis- includes thrush (yellow tongue) and vaginosis, as well as systemic mycosis such as in immunodepressed patients. 
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Chlamydia pneumonia
 Definition
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