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Etiological Agents
Lists the etiological agents of some microbial infections; Sierra College Biology 4
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
08/24/2010
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Term
Anthrax
 Definition
Bacillus anthracis
Term
Cholera
 Definition
Vibrio cholerae
Term
Botulism
 Definition
Clostridium botulinum
Term
Toxic Shock Syndrome
 Definition
Staphylococcus aureus
Term
Tetanus
 Definition
Clostridium tetani
Term
Leprosy
 Definition
Mycobacterium leprae
Term
Tuberculosis
 Definition
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Term
Pneumonia
 Definition
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Term
Chlamydia
 Definition
Chlamydia trachomatis
Term
Gonorrhea
 Definition
Neisserita gonorrhoeae
Term
Bubonic Plague
 Definition
Yersinia pestis
Term
Scrub Typhus
 Definition
Orientici tsugamushi
Term
Tularemia
 Definition
Francisella tularenis
Term
Lyme Disease
 Definition
Borrelia burgdorferi
Term
Gastric Ulcers
 Definition
Helicobacter pylori
Term
Legionaires Disease
 Definition
Legionella pneumophila
Term
Rheumatic Fever
 Definition
Streptococcus pyogenes
Term
Whooping Cough
 Definition
Bordetella pertussis
Term
Bacterial Meningitis
 Definition
Neisseria meningitidis
Term
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
 Definition
Rickettsia rickettsii
Term
Gas Gangrene
 Definition
Clostridium perfringens
Term
Typhoid Fever
 Definition
Salmonella typhi
Term
Dysentery from exposure to food, fingers, feces, and flies. These live in the gut.
 Definition
Shigella dysenteriae
Term
Food Poisoning
 Definition
Campylorbacter jejuni
Term
Epiglottitis
 Definition

Haemophilus influenzae

Note: This bacteria DOES NOT CAUSE INFLUENZA
Term
Diphtheria
 Definition
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Term
Urinary Tract Infection
 Definition
Escherichia coli
Term
Syphilis
 Definition
Treponema pallidum
Term
Listerosis
 Definition
Lysteria monocytogenes
Term
Fever (via tick bite)
 Definition
Borrelia recurretis
Term
Epidemic Typhus
 Definition
Rickettsia prowazekii
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