Common Communicable Disease Flashcards
Acute Respiratory Infection
Adenoviruses
Indirect contact
Influenza A (H1N1)
Influenza A virus
Droplet transmission
Bird Flu (Avian Influenza)
Influenza A virus
Droplet transmission
Chickenpox
Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)
Airborne disease
Cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Fecal-oral route
Dengue
Genus: Flavivirus
Vector: Aedes aegypti
Vectorborne
Diarrhea
E. coli,
Shigella spp.,
Salmonella spp.,
Campylobacter spp.,
Clostridium spp.,
Fecal-oral route
Diphtheria
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Droplet transmission
Ebola
Filoviridae
Contact transmission
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Nonpolio enteroviruses;
Genus: Picornaviridae
Contact transmission
Hepatitis A
HAV (picornavirus)
Food-borne and direct contact
Hepatitis B
HBV (Hepadnaviridae)
Sexual-blood contact and vertical contact
Hepatitis C
HCV (Flaviviridae)
Blood contact
HIV/AIDS
HIV (Retroviridae)
Direct contact
Leprosy
Hansen’s disease
Mycobacterium leprae
Droplet transmission
Malaria
Plasmodium (protozoa)
1. P. falciparum,
2. P. vivax
3. P. ovale
4. P. malariae
Vector:Anopheles
Vector-borne
Measles
Morbillivirus
Droplet Transmission
Meningococcemia
Neisseria meningitidis
Droplet transmission
Pertussis
Bordetella pertussis
Droplet transmission
Poliomyelitis
Poliovirus
Fecal-oral and Droplet transmission
Rabies
Lyssaviruses
Direct contact
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) / Covid-19
Coronavirus
Droplet / Aerosol Transmission
Sore Eyes
Viral conjunctivitis
Adenoviruses
Indirect contact
Tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Droplet transmission
