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Human Pathogens
Various human pathogens and the diseases they cause.
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
04/07/2009

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Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Papillomavirus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Wart, Cervical Cancer

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Coronavirus

Definition

 

 

 

 

SARS, Respiratory Infections

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Herpes Simples Virus I

(Herpesvirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

Cold Sores, Fever Blisters

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Herpes Simplex Virus II

(Herpesvirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

Venereal Sores

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Varicella Zoster

(Herpesvirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

Chicken Pox, Shingles

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Epstein-Barr Virus

(Herpesvirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Infectious Mononucleosis

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Poxvirus

Definition

 

 

 

 

Smallpox

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Polio Virus

(Picornavirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

Polio

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Rhinovirus

(Picornavirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

Common Cold

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Hepatitis A Virus

(Picornavirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Hepatitis A

 

 

 

 

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Togavirus

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Yellow Fever

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Influenza

(Orthomyxovirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Flu

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Measles

(Paramyxovirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Measles

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Mumps

(Paramyxovirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Mumps

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

HTLV 1

(Retrovirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Adult T Cell Leukemia

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

HIV-1

(Retrovirus)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

AIDS

 

 

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Reovirus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Infantile Gastroenteritis

Term

VIRUS

 

 

 

Hepadnavirus

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Hepatitis B

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Treponema pallidum

(Spirochetes)

 

 

 

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Syphillis

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Borrelia burgdorferi

(Spirochetes)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Lyme Disease

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Pseudomonas aeroginosa

(Gram-negative)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Abcesses, Septicemia

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Legionella pneumophilia

(Gram Negative)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Legionnaire's Disease

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Neisseria gonorrheae

(Gram Negative)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Gonorrhea

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Salmonella

(Gram Neg Facultatively Anaerobic)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Food Poisoning

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Shigella

(Gram Neg Facultatively Anaerobic)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Dysentery

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Klebsiella pneumoniae

(Gram Neg Facultatively Anaerobic)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Pneumonia

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Yersinia Pestis

(Gram Neg Faculatative Anaerobe)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Plague

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Vibrio cholerae

(Gram Neg Faculitative Anaerobe)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Cholera

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Hemophilus influenzae

(Gram Neg Faculitative Anaerobe)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Meningitis, Bronchitis

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Rickettsia rickettsii

(Rickettsias)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Rickettsia typhi

(Rickettsias)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Typhus

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Chlamydia trachomatis

(Chlamydias)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Trachoma, Nongonococcal Urethritis

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

(Mycoplasmas)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Primary Atypical Pneumonia

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Staphylococcus aureus

(Gram Pos Cocci)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Boils, Toxic Shock Syndrome

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Streptococcus pyogenes

(Gram Pos Cocci)

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Strep Throat

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Bacillis anthracis

(Gram Pos Endospore Forming)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Anthrax

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Clostridium

(Gram Pos Endospore Forming)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Tetanus, Botulism, Gas Gangrene

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Corynebacterium diphteriae

(Gram-Pos Irregular, Nonsporing Rods)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Diphtheria

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

(Mycobacteria)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Tuberculosis

Term

BACTERIA

 

 

 

Mycobacterium leprae

(Mycobacterium)

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Leprosy

Term

FUNGI

 

 

 

Histoplasma castulatum

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Histoplasmosis

Term

FUNGI

 

 

 

Epidermphyton

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Cutaneous mycosis

Term

FUNGI

 

 

 

Candida albicans

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Thrush, Vaginitis

Term

FUNGI

 

 

 

Cryptococcus neoformans

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Opportunistic Mycosis

Term

FUNGI

 

 

 

Pneumocystis carinii

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Opportunistic pneumonia

Term

PROTOZOA

 

 

 

Entamoeba histolytica

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Ameobic Dysentery

Term

PROTOZOA

 

 

 

Giardia lamblia

 

 

 

 

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Giardiasis

Term

PROTOZOA

 

 

 

Trypanosoma

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

African Sleeping Sickness

Term

PROTOZOA

 

 

 

Plasmodium

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Malaria

Term

PROTOZOA

 

 

 

Toxoplasmic gondii

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Toxoplasmosis

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