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diseases

TermDefinition
Impetigo Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
Cellulitis Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
Necrotizing fasciitis Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep), Vibrio sp
Swimmer’s ear (Otitis externa) Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Acne Propionibacterium acnes
Anthrax Bacillus anthracis
Bacterial pink eye (conjunctivitis) Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, or Staphylococcus aureus
Strep throat Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Strep)
Scarlet fever Streptococcus pyogenes with bacteriophage present
Otitis media Commonly Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis
Diphtheria Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Bacterial pneumonia Often Streptococcus pneumoniae; others include H. influenzae and Klebsiella pneumoniae
Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Salmonellosis Salmonella enterica, S. bongori
Bacterial food poisoning (staph type) Staphylococcus aureus (enterotoxin)
Cholera Vibrio cholerae
C. diff infection Clostridioides difficile
Sepsis Many organisms; commonly Staphylococcus aureus, E. coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae
Toxic shock syndrome Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
Cat scratch fever Bartonella henselae
Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi
The Black Plague (bubonic plague) Yersinia pestis
Alpha-gal syndrome Lone Star tick bite introducing alpha-gal sugar, triggering IgE-mediated allergy (not caused by a microbe)
Smallpox Variola virus
Viral conjunctivitis Adenovirus, Enterovirus
Gastroenteritis (viral) Rotavirus, Norovirus, Astrovirus, Adenovirus (enteric types)
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