TYPE AGENT DISEASE

Gram Positive Cocci S. areaus Boils and abscess

Gram Positive Cocci S. pyogenes Strep throat, impetigo
Gram Positive Cocci S. pneumonia Pneumonia
Gram Negative Cocci N. meningitides Meningitis
Gram Negative Cocci N. gonorrhea Gonorrhea
Gram Positive Bacilli B. anthracis Athrax
Gram Positive Bacilli B. cereus Food poisoning
Gram Positive Bacilli C. tetani Tetanus
Gram Positive Bacilli C. perfringes Food poisoning
Gram Positive Bacilli C. botulinum Botulism
Gram Positive Bacilli C. diptheria Diphtheria
Gram Negative Bacilli E. Coli Traveler’s Diarrhea
Gram Negative Bacilli S. typhi Salmonellosis
Gram Negative Bacilli Shigella species Shigellosis
Gram Negative Bacilli V. cholera Cholera
Gram Negative Bacilli H. Influenza Influenza
Gram Negative Bacilli B. pertussis Pertussis
Gram Negative Bacilli K. pneumonia Pneumonia
Gram Negative Bacilli Proteus species UTI, Pyelonephritis
Gram Negative Bacilli P. aeruginosa Dermatitis
Acid Fast Bacteria M. tuberculosis Tuberculosis
Acid Fast Bacteria M. leprae Leprosy
Spirochetes T. pallidum Syphilis
Spirochetes L. interrogans Leptospirosis
Other minor bacteria… Mycoplasma Mycoplasmal pneumonia
Other minor bacteria… Chlamydia Psittacosis (Ornithosis)
Other minor bacteria… Rickettsiae Rickettsia pox
DNA Enveloped Virus Herpes simplex virus HSV-1, HSV-2
DNA Enveloped Virus Varicella zoster virus Chicken pox, shingles
DNA Enveloped Virus Cytomegalovirus Congenital CMV
DNA Enveloped Virus Epstein-Barr Virus Monocleosis
DNA Enveloped Virus Hepatitis virus Hepatitis B
DNA Non-Enveloped Virus Adenovirus Colds, diarrhea
RNA Enveloped Virus Orthomyxovirus Influenza
RNA Enveloped Virus Paramyxovirus Parainfluenza
Parainfluenza virus Parainfluenza
Mumps virus Mumps
Measles Virus Measles
RNA Enveloped Virus Arbovirus
Rubella virus German measles
Flavivirus Japanese encephalitis
RNA Enveloped Virus Rhabdovirus Rabies
RNA Enveloped Virus Retrovirus AIDS
HIV Retrovirus
RNA Enveloped Virus Coronavirus SARS
RNA Non-Enveloped Virus Piliovirus Poliomyelitis
RNA Non-Enveloped Virus Hepatitis A Virus Hepatitis A
Fungi causing Cutaneous Dermatophytes Onychomycosis
and Subcutaneous
Infection
Fungi causing Cutaneous Sporothrix schenkii Sporotrichosis
and Subcutaneous
Infection
Fungi causing Systemic Histoplasma capsulatum American Histoplasmosis
Infection
Fungi causing Systemic Histoplasma duboisii African Histoplasmosis
Infection
Fungi causing Systemic Coccidiodes dermatitis Coccidioidomycosis
Infection
Fungi causing Systemic Blastomyces dermatitis Blastomycosis
Infection
Fungi causing Aspergillus fumigatus Aspergillosis
Opportunistic Infection
Fungi causing Candida albicans Candidiasis
Opportunistic Infection
Fungi causing Cryptococcus neoformans Cryptococcal meningitis
Opportunistic Infection
Protozoa causing Entamoeba histolytica Amoebiasis
urogenital and intestinal
infection
Protozoa causing Giardia lamblia Giardiasis
urogenital and intestinal
infection
Protozoa causing Trichomonas vaginalis Trichomoniasis
urogenital and intestinal
infection
Protozoa causing blood Plasmodium species Malaria
and tissue infection
Protozoa causing blood Pneumocystis carinii Plasma cell pneumonia
and tissue infection
Protozoa causing blood Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis
and tissue infection
Platyhelminths Taenia solium Pork tapeworm
Platyhelminths Taenia saginata Beef tapeworm
Platyhelminths Schistosoma Snail fever
Nemathelminths Enterobius Enterobiasis (perianal pruitis)
Nemathelminths Trichuris Whipworm
Nemathelminths Ascaris Ascariasis
Nemathelminths Strongyloides (threadworm) Strongyloidiasis
Nemathelminths Wuchereria Filariasis