Diseases & Pathogens Flashcards
AIDS
Human immuno
deficiency virus
HIV 1
HIV 2
Erlichiosis
Ehrlichia
chaffeensis
E. ewingii,
E. muris
Anaplasmatacea
Rabies
Lyssa virus
Rhabdoviridae
Foot and
Mouth disease
(Aphte
epizooticae)
Aphtovirus
Picornaviridae
60 strains
known
Felinosis/
Cat-Scratch
Disease/
Bartonellosis
Bartonella
henselae
(bacillus)
Sudoku (Rat
bite fever)
Spirillum minus
Microaerophil
motile
Tetanus
Clostridium
tetani
Gas gangrene
Clostridium
perfringens
Gram + rods
Onligate
Anaerobic
Spore forming
Anthrax
Cutaneous
anthrax
Bacillus
anthracis
Inhalation
anthrax
Inhalation
anthrax
Ornithosi/
Psitakosis/
Parrot fever
Chlamydophila
pscittaci
Gram not
possible
Contains RNA
and DNA
Sandyfly
fever/
Pappataci
fever
Phlebovirus
Zika fever
Zika virus
Flavivirdae
Dengue fever
Dengue virus
(4 serotypes:
DENV-1 to -4)
Flaviviridae
- Flavivirus
Yellow fever
Yellow fever
virus
Flavivirdiae
Viral
hemorrhagic
fever
- Crimean Congo
hemorrhagic
fever virus
(CCHF)
Bunyviridae
- Nairovirus
- Hemorrhagic
fever with renal
syndrome
(HFRS)
Hantavirus
H. Dobrava
H. hantaan
Seoul virus - Lassa virus
Arenavirus
causes Lassa
fever
- Ebola virus
Filoviridae
Zoonosis
Arboviral
encephalitis
- Japanese
encephalitis
virus (JEV)
Flaviviridae - West-Nile virus
Flaviviridae - St. Louis
encephalitis
Flavivirdidae - Tick-borne
encephalitis
(TEBV)
Flaviviridae
Lyme disease
Borrelia
burgdorferi
sensu lato (US)
B. garinii (EU)
B. afzelii (EU)
Typhus
recurrens/
Relapsing
fever
Genus
Borrelia
B. Hemsii
B. turicatae
B. duttoni
Genus Borrelia
B. recurrens
Mediterranean
spotted fever
Boutonneuse
fever
Rickettsia
conorii
Q-fever
*Q = Query
Coxiella burnetti
(Intracellular
pathogen)
Zoonosis
Pleopmorphic
Rod
Endemic
typhus
Rickettsia typhi
Epidemic
Typhus
(Typhus
exanthemicus)
Rickettsia
prowazekii
(intracellular
parasite)
Tularemia
Franscisella
tularemia/
tularensis
Zoonosis
“Francis
disease”
“Rabbit fever”
“Deer-fly fever”
Plague
Yersinia pestis
Gram –
Non motile
Non spore
Rod
Fac. Anaerobe
cocci
Waterhouse
Friderichson
syndrome
(WFS)
N.meningitidis, haemophilus
influenzae, Streptoccocus pneumoniae, anti
coagulant therapy & coagulation disorders,
drug withdrawl of corticosteroids
Infectious
Mononucleosis
(IM)
Epstein-Barr
virus
(HHV-4)
IM can also be
caused by CMV,
Toxoplasmosis,
Hep A or HIV
Smallpox
Variola major
(vera)
Variola minor
Variola
hemorrhagica
Epidemic
Meningitis
Neisseria
menigitidis
(Serogroup
A,B,C and
W135)
Tonsilitis
Streptococcus
pyogenes
(Group A/ betahemolytic)
Mumps
Mumps virus
Paramyxoviridae
Pertussis
Whopping
cough
Bordetella
pertussis
Shingles
Varicella zoster
virus
(HHV-3)
Chickenpox
Varicella zoster
virus
(HHV-3)
Erythema
infectiosum
(5th disease;
Slapped cheek
Syndrome)
Human
Parvovirus 19
Exanthema
subitum
(3 days fever)
“Roseola
Infatum”
Human Herpes
Virus 6
(HHV-6 A and B;
HHV-7)
Rubella
(German
Measles)
Rubella virus
Rubivirus
Togaviridae
Measles
Measles virus/
Morbili virus
Paramyxoviridae
Diphteria
Cornebacterium
diphteria
Club-shaped
rods
Non motile
With polar
bodies
Scarlet fever
Streptococcus
pyogenes
(Group A/ betahemolytic)
Erysipelas
Streptococcus
pyogenes (GAS)
Staphylococcus
aureus
Acute
respiratory
diseases
- Rhinovirus
- Adenovirus
(over 50
Serotypes) - Respiratory
syncytial virus
(RSV)
ParamyxoViridae - COVID-19
Coronavirus
Parainfluenza
Parainfluenza
virus
Type 1, 2, 3, 4
Rhinovirus
Legionnaire’s
Disease
Legionella
pneumophila
Hepatitis
- Hepatitis A virus
Picornaviridae
Enterovirus - Hepatitis B Virus
- Hepatitis C Virus
Flaviviridae
6 subtypes
known - Hepatitis D virus
- Hepatitis E
Yersiniosis
Yersinia
enterocolitis
Yersinia pseudoTuberculosis
Gram –
Pleomorph
Campylobacter
enterocolitis
C. jejuni
C. coli
Gram –
Spirochete
zoonosis
Shigellosis
Shigella
dysenterie
S.flexneri
S. sonnei
S. boydii
Toxin:
Shiga-Toxin
Gram –
Rod
Non-lactose
fermenting
Cat +
Ox –
Non-motile
Fac. Anaerobe
No spores
Botulism
Clostridium
botulinum
NeuroToxin: A,
B, E, F strain
produce toxin
A is the
strongest
(therefore used
for botox and
spactics)
Toxin have no
taste or smell
Gram +
Rod
Obligate
anaerobe
Spore-forming
Bacillus cereus
infection
Food
poisoning
Bacillus cereus
Staphylococcal
Food
poisoning
Staph. Aureus +
Salmonellosis
Salmonella
enterica
serotype
Enteritidis
(Gastroenteri
tis)
Typuhs
Salmonella
enterica
serotype
Typhi
(typhus
abdominalis)
Paratyphi
A,B,C
(A&C only in
tropics)
—
(↑infective
dose needed
+ bilden
endotoxins)
gram neg
rods
peritrich flagella
fac. anaerob
Leptospirosis
Leptospira
(L.interrogans)
Obligate
aerobes
Thin coiled
spriochetes
Motile
Hocked ends
Brucellosis
Mediterranean
Or Malta fever
Brucella
melitensis/
abortus. —
(intracellular
bacillus)
zoonosis
Cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Gram neg. Rod
Only toxinproducing types
O1 & O139
relevant
