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Common Pathogens

pathogendisease and transmission
adenovirus pharyngitis, droplet, direct contact
Epstein-Barr mononucleosis, contact with saliva
hepatitis A Hepatitis A, fecal-oral
hepatitis B Hepatitis B, bloodborne, sexual
hepatitis C Hepatitis C, bloodborne
herpes simplex cold sores, genital herpes, contact with blister fluid, sexual
human immunodeficiency virus AIDS, bloodborne, sexual
human papillomavirus genital warts, sexual
influenza flu, airborne, droplet
measles measles, airborne, droplet
molluscipoxvirus molluscum contagiosum warts, contact
mumps parotitis, airborne, droplet
parovirus fifth disease, droplet, bloodborne
rabies rabies, vector (infected animals)
rhinoviruses common cold, droplet, contact, fomites
rotavirus rotavirus diarrhea, fecal-oral
rubella German measles, airborne, droplet
varicella-zoster chickenpox, shingles, airborne, droplet, contact with blister fluid
Variola major smallpox, contact, fomites
Ascaris lumbricoides roundworm, contact with contaminated soil
Cimex parasites bedbugs, contact with infested bedding or furniture
Diphyllobothrium latum tapeworms, foodborne (raw, infected fish)
Enterobius vermicularis pinworms, fecal-oral
Pediculus humanis capitis head lice, contact with infested hair
Phthirus pubis pubic lice (crabs), contact with infested pubic hair
Sarcopetes scabei scabies, contact
Aspergillus fumigatus aspergillosis, airborne
Candida albicans candidiasis (thrush, vaginal yeast infection), overgrowth of natural flora, sometimes sexually
Cryptococcus neoformans cryptococcosis, contact with poultry droppings
Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton tonsurans (dermatophytes) ringworm, contact
Histoplasma capsulatum histoplasmosis, airborne
Pneumocystis jirovecii, Pneumocystis carnii Pneumocystis pneumonia, airborne
Entamoeba histolytica amebiais, fecal-oral
Giardia intestinalis (Giardia lamblia) giardiasis, fecal-oral
Plasmodium parasites malaria
Toxoplasma gondii toxoplasmosis, foodborne, vector(animal), transplacental
Trichinella spiralis trichinosis, foodborne (undercooked pork)
Trichomonas vaginalis trichomoniasis, sexual
Bacillus anthracis anthrax, vector, handling or eating undercooked meat from infected animals, spore inhalation
Bordetella pertussis whooping cough, airborne
Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease
Campylobacter jejuni food poisoning, contaminated food and fluids
Chlamydia trachomatis chlamydia, sexual
Clostridium botulinum botulism, foodborne
Clostridium difficile colitis, fecal-oral
Clostridium perfringens gas gangrene, contact (wounds)
Clostridium tetani tetanus, contact through a deep cut
Corynebacterium diphtheriae diphtheria, droplet
Escherichia coli diarrhea, foodborne
Group B streptococcus meningitis, droplet
Haemophilus influenzae pneumonia, epiglottitis, meningitis, droplet
Helicobacter pylori peptic ulcer disease, fecal-oral, oral-anal
Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires' disease, water aerosol
Listeria monocytogenes meningitis, droplet
Mycobacterium leprae leprosy, airborne, droplet
Mycobacterium tuberculosis tuberculosis, airborne, droplet
Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia, droplet
Neisseria gonorrhoeae gonorrhea, sexual
Neisseria meningitidis meningitis, droplet
Pseudomonas aeruginosa "hot tub rash", contaminated water
Rickettsia prowazekii typhus, vector (tick)
Rickettsia rickettsii Rocky Mountain spotted fever, vector (tick)
Shigella sonnei shigellosis, fecal-oral
Staphylococcus aureus boils, septicemia, pneumonia, contact
Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia, airborne, droplet, contact
Streptococcus pyogenes strep throat, rheumatic fever, septicemia, droplet
Treponema pallidum syphilis, sexual
Vibrio cholerae cholera, fecal-oral, contaminated water
Yersinia pestis plague, vector (fleas, rodents)
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