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Etiology of Disease
Medical Microbiology: etiology
| Disease | etiologic agent(s) |
|---|---|
| San Juaquin Valley Fever | Coccidioides immitis |
| Malaria | Plasmodium falciparum |
| Candidiasis, Thrush | Candida albicans |
| Amoebic Dysentary | Entamoeba histolytica |
| Diptheria | Corynebacterium dipthereae |
| Scrub Typhus | Rickettsia tsutsugamushi |
| Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| Botulism | Clostridium botulinum |
| Gonorrhea, Opthalmia Neonaturum | Neisseria gonorrheae |
| Septic Sore Throat, Scarlet Fever, Rheumatic Fever, Gingivitis | Streptoccus pyogenes |
| Meningitis | Streptococcus pnuemoniae, Niesseria meningitidis |
| Undulant Fever | Brucella Melitensis |
| Leprosy | Mycobacterium leprae |
| Typhoid | Salmonella typhi |
| Tetnus | Clostridium tetani |
| Chanchroid | Haemophilus ducreyi |
| Cholera | Vibrio cholerae |
| Syphilis | Treponema pallidum |
| Furunculosis, Acne, Toxic Shock Syndrome | Staphylococcus aureus |
| Rock Mountain Spotted Fever | Rickettsia rickettsi |
| Herpes | Herpes simplex virus |
| Typhus | Rickettsia prowazekii |
| Anthrax | Bacillis anthracis |
| Measles | Measles virus, Rubuella virus |
| Mumps | Mumps virus |
| Food Poisoning | Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium perfringens, Escerichia coli, Salmonella spp. |
| Bacillary Dysentary | Bacillus cereus |
| Whooping Cough | Bordatella pertussis |
| Otitis Media, Meningitis | Streptococcus pnuemoniae |
| Trichamoniasis | Trichamonas vaginalis |
| Chaga's Disease | Trypanosoma cruzi |
| Legionnaire's Disease | Legionella pneumophilia |
| Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) | Neisseria gonorrheae, Chlamydia trichomatis |
| Lymphogranuloma, PID, Opthalmia Neonaturum | Chlamydia trichomatis |
| Lyme's Disease | Borrelia Burgdorferi |
| Autoimmune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) |
| Ringworm | Microsporum spp., Trichophyton spp. |
| Pinworm | Enterobius vermicularis |
| Sleeping Sickness | Trypanosoma gambiense |