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
osteosarcoma
Simian virus 40
Cancer, prostate
Propionibacterium acnes
BK virus
Human papillomavirus (HPV), especially types 16 & 18
JC virus
Candidiasis
Candida albicans
Candida parapsilosis
other Candida species
Cat scratch fever
Bartonella henselae
Cellulitis
Staphylococcus aureus
group A streptococci
other bacteria or fungi (less common)
Chancroid
Haemophilus ducreyi
Childbed fever (puerperal fever)
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep) Streptococcus agalactiae (group B strep) other bacteria
Chlamydia (vaginal)
Chlamydia trachomatis
Cholera
Vibrio cholerae
Chronic fatigue syndrome
(Simian) Parainfluenza Virus 5
HTLV-2 (Human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 2)
Common Cold
Rhinoviruses, Adenoviruses, Coronaviruses,
Parainfluenza viruses, Respiratory syncytial virus,
Metapneumovirus, Bocavirus
Condyloma acuminatum (genital warts)
Human papillomavirus types: 6, 11 (most common); type 2 (occasionally in children)
Also types 10, 30, 40-45, 51, 54
COPD (Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
These pathogens are secondary to other causes:
Haemophilus influenzae
Moraxella catarrhalis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease
Spiroplasma mirum
Other Spiroplasma species
Crohn’s disease
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis
aka Mycobacterium paratuberculosis
Cryptococcosis
Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptococcus gattii
Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidium species
C. hominis, C. parvum
Cystic fibrosis
Major pathogens associated with this genetic disease:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Burkholderia cenocepacia (formerly, B. cepacia)
Burkholderia multivorans
Alcaligenes xylosoxidans
Klebsiella species
Staphylococcus aureus
Haemophilus influenzae
Mycobacteria species, non-tuberculous
Fungi: Aspergillus fumigatus, Candida albicans
Dandruff
Malassezia globosa
Malassezia restricta
Diabetes, type 1
Coxsackievirus B, type 4
Ear infection (otitis media)
Haemophilus influenzae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Moraxella (formerly, Branhamella) catarrhalis
Echinococcosis, also called hydatid disease, hydatidosis, or echinococcal disease, is a parasitic disease of tapeworms of the Echinococcus type
Echinococcus multilocularis
(causes alveolar echinococcus, aka alveolar hydatid disease).
Echinococcus granulosus
(causes cystic echinococcus, aka hydatidosis).
Ehrlichiosis is a tickborne[1] bacterial infection
Anaplasma phagocytophilum (which causes human granulocytic anaplasmosis, formerly known as human granulocytic ehrlichiosis). A. phagocytophilum is endemic to New England and the north central and Pacific regions of the United States.
Endodontic infection is the infection of the dental root canal system and the major etiologic agent of apical periodontitis
Streptococcus species: S. mutans, S. gordonii, S. sanguinis (formerly sanguis)
Fusobacterium species: especially F. nucleatum
Porphyromonas species: P. gingivalis, P. endodontalis
Dialister species: D. invisus, D. pneumosintes
Olsenella species: O. uli
Peptostreptococcus species: P. stomatis, P. micros
Bacteroides species: B. forsythus
Treponema species: especially T. denticola
Enterococcus species: E. faecalis and E. faecium
Prevotella species: P. tannerae, P. melaninogenica, P. veroralis, P. nigrescens
Filifactor alocis
Campylobacter rectus
Capnocytophaga ochracea
Other numerous oral bacteria
Eosinophilic meningitis
Angiostrongylus cantonensis
Erysipelas (/ɛrɨˈsɪpələs/; Greek ἐρυσίπελας—red skin; also known as “Ignis sacer”, “holy fire”, and “St. Anthony’s fire”[1] in some countries) is an acute infection[2] typically with a skin rash, usually on any of the legs and toes, face, arms and fingers
Group A beta-hemolytic streptococci
other streptococcal bacteria
Erythema infectiosum or fifth disease is one of several possible manifestations of infection by parvovirus B19.[1] The disease is also referred to as slapped cheek syndrome, slapcheek, slap face or slapped face
Human parvovirus B19
Filariasis (or philariasis) is a parasitic disease caused by an infection with roundworms of the Filarioidea type.[1] These are spread by blood-feeding black flies and mosquitoes. This disease belongs to the group of diseases called helminthiasis.
Wuchereria bancrofti Brugia malayi Brugia timori Onchocerca volvulus Loa loa Dirofilaria species
Flesh-eating bacteria (aka necrotizing fasciitis)
Streptococcus pyogenes (group A strep)
Vibrio vulnificus
Staphylococcus aureus
Food poisoning
Campylobacter jejuni Clostridium botulinum Clostridium perfringens Salmonella typhimurium (aka S. enterica serovar typhimurium) Staphylococcus species Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio vulnificus
Gastroenteritis, acute viral
Caliciviruses: Norovirus, Norwalk virus
Rotavirus (especially in infants)
Astrovirus
Genital herpes
Human herpesvirus 2 (aka Herpes simplex 2)
occasionally, Human herpesvirus 1
Genital warts
Human papillomavirus; most common types: 6, 11
German measles (aka Rubella, 3-day measles)
Rubella virus
Glanders
Burkolderia mallei
Glaucoma
Helicobacter pylori
Gonorrhea
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Haemophilus influenzae b (Hib) disease
Haemophilus influenzae type b
formerly, Pfeiffer’s bacillus
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease
Coxsackie virus A16 or Enterovirus 71 (most common)
Less frequently:
Coxsackieviruses A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, A10, B1, B2, B3, B5
