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diseases n pathogens
common bacteria, virus, parastic pathogens names, transmissions, and categories
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| whooping cough | bordetella pertussis |
| chlamydia | chlamdydia trachomatis |
| tetanus | clostridium tetani |
| diphtheria | corynebacterium diphtheriae |
| meningitis | Group B streptococcus |
| peptic ulcer disease | helicobacter pylori |
| tuberculosis (TB) | myocobacterium tuberculosis |
| rocky mountain spotted fever | rickettsia rickettsii |
| boils, septicemia, pneumonia | streptococcus aureus |
| pneumonia | streptococcus pneumoniae |
| strepthroat, rheumatic fever, septicemia | streptococcus pyogenes |
| syphilis | treponema pallidum |
| diarrhea, urinary tract infection (UTI) | escherichia coli |
| Lyme disease | borrelia burgdorferi |
| mumps | mumps |
| rabies | rabies |
| common cold | rhinovirus |
| german measles | rubella |
| chicken pox (shingles) | varicella zoster |
| smallpox | variola major |
| mononucleosis | esptein-barr |
| HIV, AIDS | human immunodeficiency |
| hepatitis A | hepatitis A |
| hepatitis B | hepatitis B |
| hepatitis C | hepatitis C |
| cold sores, genital herpes | herpes simplex |
| genital warts | human papillomavirus |
| influenza (flu) | influenza |
| measles | measles |
| candidiasis (thrust, viginal yeast infection) | candida albicans |
| ringworm | trichophyton rubrum |
| athlete's foot | trichophyton tonsurans |
| amebiasis | entamoeba histolytica |
| giardiasis | giardia intestinalis |
| malaria | plasmodium parasites |
| trichinosis | trichinella spiralis |
| trichomoniasis | trichomonas viginalis |
| roundworm | ascaris lumbricoides |
| tapeworm | diphyllobothrium latum |
| pinworm | enterobius vermicularis |
| headlice | pediculus humanus capitis |
| pubic lice | phthirus pubis |
| scabies | sarcoptes scabiei |