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BIO 250
final - diseases
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12/13/2010
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Term
adenovirus
 Definition
virus, colds
Term
arbovirus
 Definition
virus, encephalitis
Term
coronavirus
 Definition
virus, colds
Term
coxsackievirus
 Definition
virus, aseptic menigitis, colds
Term
cytomegalovirus
 Definition
virus, birth defects
Term
flavivirus
 Definition
virus, dengue (breakbone) fever
Term
enterovirus
 Definition
virus, conjunctiva, encephalitis
Term
Epstein-Barr
 Definition
virus, Burkitt's lymphoma
Term
hantavirus
 Definition
virus, pulmonary syndrome
Term
hepatitis A
 Definition
virus, type A hepatitis (infectious)
Term
hepatitis B
 Definition
virus, type B hepatitis (serum)
Term
hepatitis C
 Definition
type C hepatitis
Term
herpes simplex
 Definition
virus,
Term
Human immunodeficiency virus HIV
 Definition
virus, AIDS
Term
influenza
 Definition
virus, influenza, pneumonia
Term
measles (rubeola)
 Definition
virus, measles
Term
mumps
 Definition
virus, mumps
Term
Norwalk agents
 Definition
virus, gastroenteritis
Term
poliovirus
 Definition
virus, poliomyelitis
Term
rabies
 Definition
virus, rabies
Term
respiratory syncytial virus
Definition
virus, RSV, bronchiolitis
Term
rhinovirus
 Definition
virus, colds, upper respiratory infections
Term
rotavirus
 Definition
virus, gastroenteritis,infant diarrhea
Term
rubella
 Definition
virus, rubella
Term
varicella zoster
 Definition
virus, chicken pox, shingles
Term
variola
 Definition
virus, smallpox
Term
Blastomyces dermatitidis
 Definition
fungi, blastomycosis
Term
candida albicans
 Definition
fungi, candidasis, endocarditis, thrush, vaginitis
Term
cocciodioides immitis
 Definition
fungi, coccidioidomycosis, meningitis
Term
cryptococcus neoformans
 Definition
fungi, cryptococcosis, meningitis
Term
histoplasma capsulaturm
 Definition
fungi, histoplasmosis
Term
pneumocystis carinii
 Definition
fungi, pneumocystis pheumonia
Term
trichophyton
 Definition
fungi, ringworm
Term
bacillus anthracis
 Definition
bacteria, anthrax
Term
bacillus cereus
 Definition
bacteria, food poisoning
Term
bacteroides gingivalis
 Definition
bacteria, periodontal disease
Term
bordetella pertussis
 Definition
bacteria, whooping cough
Term
borrelia burgdorferi
 Definition
bacteria, lyme disease
Term
campylobacter jejuni
 Definition
bacteria, gastroenteritis
Term
chlamydia trachomatis
 Definition
bacteria, chlamydia
Term
clostridium borulinum
 Definition
bacteria, botulism, food poisoning
Term
clostridium perfringens
 Definition
bacteria, gas gangrene, food poisoning
Term
clostridium tetani
 Definition
bacteria, tetanus
Term
corynebacterium diphtheriae
 Definition
bacteria, diphtheria
Term
escherichia coli
 Definition
bacteria, diarrheal infections, meningitis, UTI
Term
francisella tularensis
 Definition
bacteria, tularemia
Term
haemophilus influenzae
 Definition
bacteria, meningitis, epiglottitis, upper respiratory infection
Term
helicobacter pylori
 Definition
bacteria, gastritis
Term
klebsiella
 Definition
bacteria, pneumonia, UTI
Term
legionella pneumophila
 Definition
bacteria, legionellosis (Legionnaire's disease)
Term
Listeria monocytogenes
 Definition
bacteria, listeriosis
Term
mycobacterium leprae
 Definition
bacteria, Hansen's disease leprosy
Term
mycobacterium tuberculosis
 Definition
bacteria, tubersulosis
Term
mycoplasma pneumoniae
 Definition
bacteria, mycoplasmal pneumonia
Term
neisseria meningitidis
 Definition
bacteria, meningitis
Term
propionibacterium acnes
 Definition
bacteria, acne
Term
pseudomonas aeruginosa
 Definition
bacteria, contact lens conjunctiva, folliculitis
Term
rickettsia rickettsii
 Definition
bacteria, rocky mountain spotted fever
Term
rickettsia typhi
 Definition
bacteria, murine typhus
Term
salmonella enteritidis
 Definition
bacteria, food poisoning
Term
salmonella typhi
 Definition
bacteria, typhoid fever
Term
shigella
 Definition
bacteria, shigellosis
Term
staphylococcus aureus
 Definition
bacteria, abscesses boils, endocarditis, food poisoning, impetigo, osteomyelitis, pericarditis, TSS
Term
streptococcus mutans
 Definition
bacteria, dental caries
Term
streptococcus pneumoniae
 Definition
bacteria, meningitis
Term
streptococcus pyogenes
 Definition
bacteria, endocarditis, impetigo, pharyngitis (strep, scarlet fever)
Term
treponema pallidum
 Definition
bacteria, syphilis
Term
vibrio cholerae
 Definition
bacteria, cholera
Term
yersinia pestis
 Definition
bacteria, bubonis plague
Term
ascaris lumbricoides
 Definition
roundworm, ascariasis
Term
cryptosporidium
 Definition
protozoan, cryptosporidiosis
Term
entamoeba histolytica
 Definition
protozoan, amoebic dysentery
Term
giardia lambliam
 Definition
protozoan, giardiasis
Term
onchocerca volvulus
 Definition
roundworm, onchocerciasis
Term
pediculus humanus
 Definition
louse, pediculosis (body lice), head lice
Term
phthirus pubis
 Definition
louse, crab lice
Term
plasmodium
Definition
protozoan, malaria
Term
sarcoptes scabiei
 Definition
mite, scabies
Term
schistosoma
 Definition
flatworm, shistosomiasis
Term
taenia saginata
 Definition
flatworm, beef tapeworm
Term
toxoplasma gondii
 Definition
protozoan, toxoplasmosis
Term
trichinella spiralis
 Definition
roundworm, trichinosis
Term
trichomonas vaginalis
 Definition
protozoan, trichomoniasis
Term
trichuris trichiura
 Definition
roundworm, whipworm
Term
trypanosoma brucei
 Definition
protozoan, African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)