Pathogens Flashcards
Acne
Propionibacterium acnes
Staphylococcus species
Malassezia species
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, Lou Gehrig’s disease, motor neuron disease
HTLV-1 (Human t-cell lymphotropic virus type 1)
Human foamy virus (aka Human spuma retrovirus)
Mycoplasma fermentans
Echovirus 7
Arthritis (rheumatoid and other types)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae Mycoplasma arthritidis Mycoplasma fermentans Mycoplasma hominis Mycoplasma penetrans
Arthritis (rheumatoid)
Mycoplasma species: arthritidis, fermentans, hominis, pneumoniae, penetrans
Epstein barr virus (aka Human herpesvirus 4)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Ascariasis (as-kuh-RIE-uh-sis) is a type of roundworm infection.
Ascaris lumbricoides
aka Ascaris suum or Ascaris lumbricoides suum
Aspergillosis
Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus niger (most common);
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus clavatus
Aspergillus species
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called benign enlargement of the prostate (BEP or BPE
Propionibacterium acnes
Black death
Bubonic plague
Yersinia pestis
Botulism
Clostridium botulinum
adult T-cell leukemia
Human T-cell lymphotrophic virus type 1 (HTLV-1)
anorectal - squamous cell carcinoma
Human papillomavirus type 16 HPV
B-cell lymphoma
Avian leukosis virus
Epstein barr virus
Simian virus 40
Cancer, bladder
Schistosoma haematobium
brain tumors (various types)
BK virus
Simian virus 40
Cancer, breast (1,2)
(1) Human/mouse mammary tumor virus
Avian erythroblastosis virus, with breast-relevant
(2) Simian virus 40
Human herpesvirus 5 (Cytomegalovirus)
Burkitt’s lymphoma
Epstein barr virus (Human herpesvirus 4)
colon / colorectal (1,2)
(1) JC virus BK virus Simian virus 40 Human papillomavirus, especially type 16 (2) Streptococcus gallolyticus (formerly called Streptococus bovis biotype 1) Fusobacterium nucleatum other Fusobacterium species
esophageal - squamous cell carcinoma
Human papillomavirus types 16 & 18
gastric MALT (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) lymphoma
Helicobacter pylori
Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Epstein barr virus (human herpesvirus 4)
Human herpesvirus 6
Kaposi’s sarcoma
Human herpesvirus 8
kidney (renal) / urinary tract Cancer
BK virus
liver (hepatocellular carcinoma)
Helicobacter pylori, Helicobacter species (possibly Helicobacter hepaticus) Hepatitis C virus Hepatitis B virus
Cancer, lung
Human papillomavirus types 16 & 18
Cancer, melanoma
Melanoma-associated endogenous retrovirus, similar to Human endogenous retrovirus K
non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma
Epstein barr virus (Human herpesvirus 4)
Simian virus 40