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Infectious Disease Names and their Etiologies
Alphabetical index by disease:
* indicates there is more than one common etiologic agent; those listed
are the most common.
A
Acne- Cutibacterium (Proprionibacterium) acnes
Acute bacterial rhinosinusitis- most common= Streptococcus pneumoniae (G+ coccus)
and Haemophilus influenzae (G- pleomorphic rod)
Acute flaccid myelitis- Enterovirus D68 (maybe- more data is providing evidence for this virus being the cause of AFM)
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis (*) - Coxsackie A-24 virus (Picornavirus:
Enterovirus), Enterovirus 70 (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Acute hemorrhagic cystitis (*) - Adenovirus 11 and 21 (Adenovirus)
Acute rhinosinusitis- respiratory viruses usually
Acquired Immunodeficiency Sydrome (AIDS) - Human Immunodeficiency Virus
(HIV-1 and HIV-2) (retrovirus)
Acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans (ACA)- late skin manifestation of latent
Lyme disease- Borrelia burgdorferi (Spirochetes)
Adult T-cell Leukemia-Lymphoma (ATLL) - Human T-cell Leukemia viruses I
or II (retrovirus)
African Sleeping Sickness - Trypanosomiasis - African= Trypanosoma brucei
rhodesiense, Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (tsetse fly-borne)
AIDS- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Alongshan virus- segmented RNA virus causing tick-borne encephalitis
Alveolar hydatid - Echinococcus multilocularis (larval cestode infection)
Amebiasis - Entamoeba histolytica (protozoan parasite)
Amebic meningoencephalitis- Naegleria fowleri , Acanthamoeba
species, and Balamuthia mandrillaris (protozoan)
Anthrax - Black Bane- Malignant pustule- Wool sorter's disease-
Tanner's disease- Bacillus anthracis (G+ rod: sporulating: aerobic)
Ascariasis - Roundworm infections - Ascaris lumbricoides (intestinal
nematode)
Aseptic meningitis (*)- Coxsackie B virus, Echovirus, Mumps virus, Coxsackie
A virus, Polio virus, (5 most common) then Human Herpesvirus 1, Arboviruses,
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis viruses (Arenavirus), Encephalomycarditis
viruses, Louping Ill virus, Pseudolymphocytic meningitis virus, Hepatitis
viruses, Adenoviruses, Rhinoviruses.
Athlete's foot - Tinea pedis - Trichophyton spp. , and Epidermophyton
floccosum (fungi)
Australian tick typhus- Australian Spotted Fever- Queensland Tick Typhus-
Rickettsia
australis, (G-; intracellular bacteria)
Avian Influenza- Bird Flu- Influenza virus A H5N1
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B
Babesiosis - Babesia microti (protozoan parasite; transmitted by
deer tick)
Bacillary angiomatosis - Bartonella henselae (pleomorphic G-)
Bacterial meningitis- Streptococcus agalactiae, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Listeria monocytogenes, Gram negative rod-shaped bacteria
Bacterial vaginosis- Gardnerella vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis and various anaerobic bacteria including
Mobiluncus sp., and Prevotella sp.
Balanitis- Candida albicans (yeast)- most common.
Balantidiasis- Balantidium coli (flagellated protozoan)
Bang's disease - Brucellosis - Brucella sp. (G- coccobacillus; zoonoses)
Bartonellosis - Verruga peruana- Carrion's disease - Oroya fever - Bartonella
bacilliformis
(weak G- polymorphic) sandfly bites at elevations of
600 to 2800 meter in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Bay sore - Chiclero's ulcer - Leishmania leishmania mexicana (protozoan
parasite) sandfly
Baylisascaris infection - Racoon roundworm infection-
Baylisascaris procyonis
Beaver fever - giardiasis - Giardia lamblia
Beef tapeworm - Taenia saginata
Bejel - endemic syphilis - Treponema pallidum var.
endemicum
Biphasic meningoencephalitis- Central European tick-borne encephalitis- Czechoslovak tick-borne encephalitis- Diphasic milk fever-
Tick-borne encephalitis- Viral meningoencephalitis- Tick-borne encephalitis virus-
Flaviviridae
Bird Flu- Avian Influenza- Influenza virus A H5N1
Black Bane- Anthrax- Malignant pustule- Wool sorter's disease- Tanner's
disease- Bacillus anthracis (G+ rod: sporulating: aerobic)
"Black death" (plague) - Yersinia pestis (G- rod: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Black piedra- Piedraia hortai (fungal infection of hair
shaft)
Blackwater Fever- Malaria- Plasmodium falciparum (sporozoan parasite)
Blastomycosis - Chicago disease- Gilchrist’s disease- North
American blastomycosis- Blastomyces dermatitidis (dimorphic fungus)
Blennorrhea of the newborn- Chlamydia trachomatis
Blepharitis- infestation of the eyelash follicle by a mite. This results
in an allergic reaction which leads to an inflammatory
reaction and secondary infection with Staphylococcus aureus
or Staphylococcus epidermidis .
Boils - Staphylcoccus aureus (G+ coccus)
Bornholm disease (pleurodynia) - Coxsackie B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Borrelia miyamotoi Disease- Borrelia miyamotoi (G- bacterium; spirochete)
Botulism - Clostridium botulinum (G+ rod: sporulating: anaerobic)
Boutonneuse fever- Fievre boutonneuse- Tick typhus- Rickettsia conori
(G- intracellular; tick-borne)
Brazilian purpuric fever - Haemophilus aegyptius (G- rod: facultative-straight:
respiratory pathogens)
Break Bone fever- dandy fever- Dengue virus (Flaviviridae)
Brill-Zinsser disease - recrudescent typhus - Rickettsia prowazekii
(G- intracellular; flea-borne)
Bronchitis- Respiratory syncytial virus (Paramyxovirus), Parainfluenza
virus (Paramyxovirus), Influenza virus
Bronchiolitis (*) - Respiratory syncytial virus (Paramyxovirus), Parainfluenza
virus (Paramyxovirus)
Brucellosis - Brucella sp. (G- coccobacillus; zoonoses)
Bubonic plague- Yersinia pestis
Bullous impetigo- Staphylococcus aureus
Buruli ulcers- Mycoburuli ulcers- Mycobacterium ulcerans
Busse-Buschke disease- Cryptococcosis- Torulosis- European blastomycosis- Cryptococcus
neoformans (encapsulated yeast)
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California group encephalitis - California encephalitis virus, La Crosse
virus, Jamestown Canyon, Snowshoe hare virus (Bunyavirus) mosquitoes
Candidiasis- Candidosis- Moniliasis- infection of the mucous membranes (mouth, esophagus, vagina) caused by the yeast Candida albicans .
Candidosis- Candidiasis- Moniliasis- infection of the mucous membranes (mouth, esophagus, vagina) caused by the yeast Candida albicans .
Canefield fever- canicola fever- 7-day fever- Weil's disease - leptospirosis - nanukayami fever- Leptospira interrogans (spiral shaped bacteria)
Canicola fever- 7-day fever- Weil's disease - leptospirosis - canefield fever- nanukayami fever- Leptospira interrogans (spiral shaped bacteria)
Capillariasis - Capillaria philippinensis (intestinal nematode)
Carate - Mal del pinto - Pinta - Treponema pallidum var. carateum
Carbuncle - Staphylcoccus aureus (G+ coccus)
Carrion's disease - Bartonellosis - Oroya fever - Bartonella bacilliformis
(weak
G- polymorphic) sandfly bites at elevations of 600 to 2800 meter in Peru,
Ecuador and Colombia.
Cat Scratch fever - Cat Scratch Disease- Bartonella henselae (pleomorphic G-)
Cave
disease- Darling's Disease- spelunker’s
disease- Histoplasmosis- Histoplasma capsulatum (dimorphic fungus)
Central Asian hemorrhagic fever- Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever-
Congo fever- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus- Bunyavirus- Nairovirus
Central European tick-borne encephalitis- Diphasic milk fever- Biphasic
meningoencephalitis, Czechoslovak tick-borne encephalitis, Tick-borne encephalitis, Viral
meningoencephalitis, Tick-borne encephalitis virus- Flaviviridae
Cervical cancer - human papilloma virus (Papovavirus)
Chancroid - Haemophilus ducreyi (G- rod: facultative-straight: respiratory
pathogens)
Chicago disease- Blastomycosis - Gilchrist’s disease- North American
blastomycosis- Blastomyces dermatitidis (dimorphic fungus)
Chikungunya fever- Chikungunya virus- Togaviridae- Alphavirus
Chagas disease - Trypanosomiasis - American= Trypanosoma cruzi (Triatomine
bugs= kissing bug or assassin bugs)
Chickenpox - Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV or Human herpes 3 virus)
Chiclero's ulcer - Bay sore - Leishmania leishmania mexicana (protozoan
parasite) sandfly
Chlamydia - Chlamydiae trachomatis (Obligate intracellular)
Chlamydial infection- Chlamydiae trachomatis (Obligate intracellular)
Cholera - Vibrio cholerae (G- rods: facultative-curved: enteric
pathogens)
Chromoblastomycosis - Fonsecaea pedrosoi (fungus)
Clap - Gonorrhea - Neisseria gonorrhoeae (G- cocci)
Clonorchiasis - Liver fluke infection - Clonorchis sinensis (liver
flukes)
Coccidioidomycosis- San Joaquin Valley fever, desert rheumatism,
Posada-Wernicke disease- Coccidioides immitis (dimorphic fungus).
Coenurosis - Taenia spp. (larval cestode infection)
Colorado tick fever - Colorado tick fever virus (Reovirus)
Common Cold- Rhinovirus (most common), Coronaviruses 229E, NL63, OC43, and HKU1, Influenza virus, Parainfluenza virus, Respiratory syncytial virus, Human metapneumovirus, Coxsackie A and B viruses, Enteroviruses, Picornaviruses (non-polio, non-echoviruses, non-coxsackie viruses), Adneoviruses, Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Congo fever- Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus-
Central Asian hemorrhagic fever- Bunyavirus- Nairovirus
Congo hemorrhagic fever virus- Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever-Crimean- Congo fever-
Crimean-Central Asian hemorrhagic fever- Bunyavirus- Nairovirus
Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever- Congo fever- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus-
Central Asian hemorrhagic fever- Bunyavirus- Nairovirus
Condyloma accuminata - Warts - Papilloma virus
Condyloma lata - Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (spirochete)
secondary syphilis
Conjunctivitis (*) -Adenovirus, HSV 1 and 2, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella catarrhalis, or, less commonly, Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Coronavirus Disease- COVID-19- severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2)
Cowpox - vaccinia virus (Poxvirus)
Crabs - Pediculosis - lice
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease - prion (a protein)
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever- Congo fever- Congo-Crimean hemorrhagic fever- Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus-
Central Asian hemorrhagic fever- Bunyavirus- Nairovirus
Croup, infectious - parainfluenza viruses 1-3 (Paramyxovirus)
Cryptococcosis- Busse-Buschke disease- Torulosis- European
blastomycosis- Cryptococcus neoformans (encapsulated yeast)
Cutaneous Larval Migrans - Ancylostoma braziliense (filariform larvae;
parasite) and many other parasitic worms normally found in animals.
Cyclosporiasis- Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cysticercosis - Taenia solium (larval form of the cestode)
Cystic hydatid - Echinococcus granulosus (larval cestode infection)
Cystitis(*) - most common= Escherichia coli , others include
Klebsiella sp, Enterobacter sp., Serratia sp., Proteus sp., Providencia
sp., Morganella sp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, (the previous organisms
are G- rods), Staphylococcus saprophyticus, Enterococcus sp., Staphylococcus
aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus agalactiae, (G+ cocci),
and Candida albicans (yeast)
Czechoslovak tick-borne encephalitis,- Central European tick-borne
encephalitis- Diphasic milk fever- Biphasic meningoencephalitis, Tick-borne encephalitis, Viral
meningoencephalitis, Tick-borne encephalitis virus- Flaviviridae
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D
Dacryocytitis- Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Streptococcus
pneumoniae
Dandy fever- Break Bone fever- Dengue virus (Flaviviridae)
Darling's Disease- cave
disease- spelunker’s disease- Histoplasmosis- Histoplasma capsulatum
(dimorphic fungus)
Deer fly fever, tularemia, lemming fever, rabbit fever, O'Hara disease, Francis disease, Francisella tularensis (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Dengue - Break Bone fever- dengue fever - dengue virus (Flavivirus)
Desert rheumatism- Coccidioidomycosis- San Joaquin Valley fever- Posada-Wernicke disease-
Coccidioides immitis (dimorphic fungus).
"Devil's grip"(pleurodynia) - Coxsackie B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Diphasic milk fever- Biphasic meningoencephalitis, Central European tick-borne encephalitis, Czechoslovak tick-borne encephalitis,
Tick-borne encephalitis, Viral meningoencephalitis, Tick-borne encephalitis virus-
Flaviviridae
Diphtheria - Corynebacterium diphtheriae (G+ rod: non-sporulating:
non-filamentous)
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation(*) - most commonly Escherichia
coli (G- rod)
Dwarf tapeworm - Hymenolepis nana (intestinal cestode)
Dog tapeworm - Diphylidium caninum (intestinal cestode)
Donovanosis - Granuloma inguinale- Klebsiella granulomatis (G-
rod; Donovan bodies)
Dracontiasis - Guinea Worm - Dirofilaria medinensis (parasitic worm)
Dracunculosis- Dracunculus medinensis (parasite; nematode; "Little
dragon of Medina")
Duke's disease- viral rash- Coxsackievirus or Echovirus
Dum Dum Disease - Kala Azar - Visceral Leishmaniasis - Leishmania leishmania
donovani, L. leishmania infantum, L. leishmania chagasi (protozoan
parasite) sandfly
Durand-Nicholas-Favre disease - Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) - Chlamydia
trachomatis (intracellular G- bacteria; the L serotypes)
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Eastern equine encephalitis - EEE virus (Togavirus)
Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Ebola virus (Filovirus)
Ectothrix - fungal infection of the hair shaft - Microsporum, Trichophyton ,
and Epidermophyton (fungi)
Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia sp. (G- intracellular bacteria) transmitted
by ticks
Epidemic typhus- Rickettsia prowazekii, (G- intracellular; spread
by lice)
Encephalitis- Mumpsvirus, Human Herpesvirus 1 (Herpes Simplex 1 Virus),
Any of 350 different arboviruses, Enteroviruses (polio, Coxsackie, ECHO), Adenovirus, Human Immunodeficiency
Virus
Endemic Relapsing fever- Borrelia sp.
Endemic syphilis -Bejel - Treponema pallidum var. endemicum
Endophthalmitis- Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis,
Bacillus cereus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus pyogenes .
Endothrix - fungal infection of the hair shaft - Microsporum, Trichophyton ,
and Epidermophyton (fungi)
Enterobiasis - Pinworm infection - Enterobius vermicularis (intestinal
nematode)
Epidemic Relapsing fever- Borrelia recurrentis
Epiglottitis (*)- Haemophilus influenzae (G- rod: facultative-straight:
respiratory pathogens
Erysipeloid - Erysipelothricosis - Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (G+
rod)
Erysipelis- Streptococcus pyogenes
Erythema chronicum migrans - seen in Lyme disease
Erythema marginatum - seen in rheumatic fever
Erythema multiforme - seen in coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides immitis )
Erythema nodosum - seen in coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides immitis )
Erythema nodosum leprosum - Mycobacterium leprae
Erythema infectiosum - (Slapped cheek syndrome; fifth disease) Parvovirus
B19 (Parvovirus)
Erythrasma - Corynebacterium minutissimum
Espundia - Leishmania viannia braziliensis (protozoan parasite)
sandfly
Eumycotic mycetoma- Madura foot- Pseudallescheria
boydii, Madurella grisea, Madurella mycetomatis (fungi)
European blastomycosis- Torulosis- Busse-Buschke
disease- Cryptococcosis- Cryptococcus neoformans (encapsulated yeast)
Eyeworm - Loiasis - Loa loa (parasitic worm)
Exanthem subitum - Roseola infantum - Sixth disease - Zahorsky's disease-
"Sudden Rash", Rose rash of infants, 3-day fever- Human Herpes virus 6
(HHV-6)
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Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis- Spring-summer encephalitis- Russian spring-summer encephalitis-
Taiga encephalitis- Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus- Flaviviridae
Fascioliasis - Liver fluke infection - Fasciola hepatica (liver
flukes)
Fievre boutonneuse- Tick typhus- Rickettsia conori
"Fifth" disease (erythema infectiosum) - Parvovirus B19 (Parvovirus)
Filatow-Dukes' Disease-
Scalded Skin Syndrome- Ritter's Disease- Staphylococcus aureus - (exfoliative toxin
producing strains)
Fish tapeworm - Diphyllobothrium latum
Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome - Perihepatitis - Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(G- cocci)
Five-day fever,
Trench fever, Shinbone fever, Wolhynia fever, Quintana fever, His-Werner disease-
Bartonella quintana (G- rod)
Flinders Island Spotted Fever- Rickettsia honei
Flu- Influenza - Influenza viruses A, B, and C (Orthomyxovirus)
Four Corners Disease - Human Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) - Sin Nombre Virus
(Hantaan virus group; Bunyavirus)
14-day measles- Rubeola-measles- Morbilli- Hard measles- Rubeola virus
Frambesia - Yaws -Treponema pallidum var. pertenue
Francis disease, O'Hara disease, deer fly fever, lemming fever, tularemia, rabbit fever, Francisella tularensis (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Furunculosis = boil- furuncle- Staphylcoccus aureus (G+ coccus)
Folliculitis - Staphylcoccus aureus (G+ coccus)
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Gas gangrene - Clostridium perfringens (G+ rod: sporulating: anaerobic)
Gastroenteritis - Norwalk virus (Calicivirus), rotavirus (Reovirus)
Genital Herpes- Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (Human Herpes Virus-2) occasionally
HSV-1 (HHV-1)
Genital Warts- Human Papilloma virus (various serotypes)
German measles- Rubella- 3-day measles- Rubella virus
Gerstmann-Straussler-Scheinker (GSS) - - prion (a protein)
Giardiasis - Giardia lamblia
Gilchrist’s disease- Chicago disease- Blastomycosis - North American blastomycosis- Blastomyces
dermatitidis (dimorphic fungus)
Gingivostomatitis - HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
Gingivitis- various anaerobic bacteria in the mouth
Glanders - Burkholderia mallei (used to be named Pseudomonas mallei;
G- rod)
Gnathostomiasis- Gnathostoma spinigerum (third stage larvae of a
nematode (parasitic worm))
Gonorrhea - Neisseria gonorrhoeae (G- cocci)
Granuloma inguinale - Donovanosis- Klebsiella granulomatis
(G- rod)
Guinea Worm - Dracontiasis - Dirofilaria medinensis (parasitic worm)
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H
Hamburger disease- Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome- Escherichia coli O157 H7
strain.
Hand-foot-mouth disease - Coxsackie A-16 virus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Hansen's disease - leprosy- Mycobacterium leprae (Acid-fast positive)
Hantaan-Korean hemorrhagic fever - Hantavirus (Bunyavirus)
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) - Hantavirus (Bunyavirus)
Hard chancre - syphilis - Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
Hard measles- Rubeola- measles- 14-day measles - Morbilli- Rubeola virus
Haverhill fever - Rat bite fever - Streptobacillus moniliformis (G-;
rod)
Heartland fever - Heartland virus (phlebovirus)- transmitted by lone star tick- only two reported cases in Northwest Missouri
Helicobacterosis - duodenal ulcers - Helicobacter pylori (G- curved
rod)
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome- Hamburger disease- Escherichia coli O157 H7
strain.
Hepatitis A - hepatitis A virus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Hepatitis B - hepatitis B virus (Hepadnavirus)
Hepatitis C - hepatitis C virus (Flavivirus)
Hepatitis D - hepatitis D virus (Deltavirus)
Hepatitis E - hepatitis E virus (Calicivirus)
Herpangina (*) - Coxsackie A (Picornavirus: Enterovirus), Enterovirus 7
(Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Herpes, genital - HSV-2 (Herpesvirus)
Herpes labialis - HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
Herpes, neonatal - HSV-2 (Herpesvirus)
Hidradenitis - Staphylcoccus aureus (G+ coccus)
HIV - human immunodeficiency virus (Retrovirus)
Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum (dimorphic fungus)
His-Werner disease, Quintana fever, 5-day fever,
Trench fever, Shinbone fever, Wolhynia fever- Bartonella quintana (G- rod)
Hookworm infections - Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus (intestinal
nematode)
Hordeola- Stye- Staphylococcus aureus
HTLV- associated myelopathy (HAM) - Human T-cell Leukemia viruses I or
II (retrovirus)
Human Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) - Four Corners Disease - Sin Nombre Virus
(Hantaan virus group; Bunyavirus)
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia chaffeensis . (G- intracellular
bacteria) transmitted by ticks
Human granulocytic ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia equi . (G- intracellular
bacteria) transmitted by ticks
Hydatid cyst - Echinococcus granulosus, Echinococcus multilocularis,
Echinococcus vogeli (larval cestode infection)
Hydrophobia - Rabies - Rabies virus (Rhabdovirus)
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Impetigo- Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus
Inclusion conjunctivitis - Swimming Pool conjunctivitis- Pannus - Chlamydia
trachomatis (G- intracellular) eye infection
Infantile diarrhea- Escherichia coli (ETEC- enterotoxigenic E. coli )
Infectious Mononucleosis - Epstein-Barr virus (Herpesvirus; HHV-4)
Infectious myocarditis (*) - Coxsackie B1-B5 (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Infectious pericarditis (*)- Coxsackie B1-B5 (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Influenza- Flu - Influenza viruses A, B, and C (Orthomyxovirus)
Israeli spotted fever - unnamed Rickettsia (G- intracellular; tick-borne)
Isosporiasis- Isospora belli (protozoan)
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Japanese B encephalitis virus - JEE virus (Flavivirus)
Jock itch - Tinea cruris - Microsporum, Trichophyton , and Epidermophyton
(fungi)
Jorge Lobo disease - lobomycosis, Lobo's mycosis, Keloidal blastomycosis
- Paracoccidioides loboi (Fungus)
Jungle yellow fever,
Yellow fever, Sylvatic yellow fever, Urban yellow fever, Vomito negro, Yellow Jack, Yellow fever virus-
Flaviviridae, Flavivirus
Junin Argentinian hemorrhagic fever - Juninvirus (Arenavirus)
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Kala Azar - Visceral Leishmaniasis - Leishmania leishmania donovani,
L. leishmania infantum, L. leishmania chagasi (protozoan parasite)
sandfly
Keratoconjunctivitis (*) - Viral conjunctivitis- Adenovirus (Adenovirus),
HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
Kaposi's sarcoma - Human Herpes Virus 8 (Herpesvirus) or Kaposi's Sarcoma-associated
Herpes Virus (KSHV)
Kuru - prion (a protein)
Kyasanur forest disease - KFD virus (flavivirus) tick-borne
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LaCrosse encephalitis - LaCross virus (Bunyavirus)
Lassa hemorrhagic fever - Lassavirus (Arenavirus)
Legionnaire's pneumonia - Legionella pneumophila (G- rod: facultative-straight:
respiratory pathogens)
Lemming fever- tularemia, rabbit fever, deer fly fever, O'Hara disease, Francis disease, Francisella tularensis (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Leprosy (Hansen's disease) - Mycobacterium leprae (Acid-fast positive)
Leptospirosis -Weil's disease-
canicola fever- canefield fever- nanukayami fever- 7-day fever- Leptospira interrogans (spiral shaped
bacteria)
Lemierre's Syndrome- Fusobacterium necrophorum (G- rod; anaerobe)
Listerosis - Listeria monocytogenes (G+ rod)
Liver fluke infection - Clonorchis sinensis, Opisthorchis viverrini,
O. felineus, Fasciola hepatica (liver flukes)
Lockjaw - Tetanus - Clostridium tetani (G+ rod; anaerobe)
Loiasis - Eyeworm - Loa loa (parasitic worm)
Louping Ill - Flavivirus (arbovirus) ticks
Ludwig's angina- usually a polymicrobial infection (cellulitis of the floor of
the mouth with spread to the submental, sublingual and submandibular spaces). Bacteria from
mouth.
Lung fluke infection - Paragonimus westermani
Lyme disease - Borrelia burgdorferi or
Borrelia mayonii (Spirochetes)
Lyme-like illness- Masters disease- Southern tick associated rash illness (STARI)- Borrelia lonestari (possible etiology)
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV) - Chlamydia trachomatis (intracellular
G- bacteria; the L serotypes)
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Machupo Bolivian hemorrhagic fever - Machupovirus (Arenavirus)
M adura foot- Eumycotic
mycetoma- Pseudallescheria
boydii, Madurella grisea, Madurella mycetomatis (fungi)
Malaria - Plasmodium sp. (protozoan parasite)
Mal del pinto - Pinta - Treponema pallidum var. carateum
Malignant pustule- Black Bane- Anthrax- Wool sorter's disease- Tanner's
disease- Bacillus anthracis (G+ rod: sporulating: aerobic)
Malta fever - Brucellosis- Brucella sp. (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Marburg hemorrhagic fever - Marburg virus (Filovirus)
Masters disease- Southern tick associated rash illness (STARI)- Lyme-like illness- Borrelia lonestari (possible etiology)
Measles - Morbilli- Hard measles- Rubeola- measles- 14-day measles- rubeola
virus (Paramyxovirus)
Mediterannean spotted fever- Rickettsia coronii, (G-; intracellular
bacteria)
Melioidosis - Whitmore's disease- Burkholderia pseudomallei (used to be called Pseudomonas
pseudomallei ; G- rod: aerobic)
MERS ( Middle East Respiratory Syndrome)- Coronavirus called MERS-CoV
Meningitis, aseptic (*) - Coxsackie A and B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus),
Echovirus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus), lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus
(Arenavirus), HSV-2 (Herpesvirus), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Acid-fast)
Meningitis, bacterial (*) - Neisseria meningitidis (G- cocci), Haemophilus
influenzae (G- rod: facultative-straight: respiratory pathogens), Listeria
monocytogenes (G+ rod: non-sporulating: non-filamentous), Streptoccoccus
pneumoniae (G+ cocci), Group B streptococcus (G+ cocci)
Milker's nodule - Parapoxvirus
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)- Coronavirus called MERS-CoV
Molluscum contagiosum - Molluscipoxvirus (Poxvirus)
Moniliasis- candidiasis- infection of the mucous membranes caused by the
yeast Candida albicans .
Monkeypox- Monkeypox virus- Poxviridae- Chordopoxvirus
Mononucleosis - Epstein-Barr virus (Herpesvirus; HHV-4)
Mononucleosis-like syndrome (*) - Cytomegalovirus (CMV; Herpesvirus; HHV-5)
Montezuma's Revenge- Traveler's diarrhea - Any number of bacteria (Escherichia
coli, Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, Vibrio, etc.), viruses (Rotaviruses,
Norwalk-like agents), or parasites (Giardia, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium )that
cause diarrhea.
Morbilli- Hard measles- Rubeola- measles- 14-day measles - Rubeola virus
Mucormycosis- Zygomycosis- Rhizopus arrhizus (fungus)
Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome or MODS (*)- if infectious see Septic
Shock for common causes.
Mumps - mumps virus (Paramyxovirus)
Murine typhus - Rickettsia typhi (G- intracellular; rodents and
fleas)
Murray Valley encephalitis - Flavivirus (arbovirus) mosquito
Mycoburuli ulcers- Buruli ulcers- Mycobacterium ulcerans
Mycotic vulvovaginitis- Candida albicans (yeast)
Myositis- Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus
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Nanukayami fever- leptospirosis -Weil's disease- canicola fever- canefield fever-7-day fever- Leptospira interrogans (spiral shaped bacteria)
Negishi - Flavivirus (arbovirus) vector unknown
Necrotizing fasciitis- Type 1= Streptococcus pyogenes: Type 2= Staphylococcus
aureus
New world spotted fever,
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Sao Paulo fever - Rickettsia rickettsii (Obligate intracellular)
Nocardiosis - Nocardia (G+: non-sporulating: filamentous)
Nongonococcal urethritis(*) - Chlamydia trachomatis (G-; intracellular
bacteria), Mycoplasma genitalium (bacterium without a cell wall),
Ureaplasma urealyticum (bacterium without a cell wall), Gardnerella
vaginalis (G variable rod), Trichomonas vaginalis (protozoan
parasite), and Herpes Simplex virus (herpes virus)
North American blastomycosis- Gilchrist’s
disease- Chicago disease- Blastomycosis - Blastomyces dermatitidis (dimorphic
fungus)
North Asian tick typhus - Rickettsia sibirica (G- intracellular;
tick-borne)
Norwegian itch - Scabies - Sarcoptes scabiei (parasitic mite)
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O'Hara disease, deer fly fever, tularemia, lemming fever, rabbit fever, Francis disease, Francisella tularensis (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Omsk hemorrhagic fever - OHF virus (Flavivirus; tick borne)
Onchoceriasis - River Blindness - Onchocerca volvulus (parasitic
worm)
Onychomycosis-
Tinea unguium - Ringworm of the nails- Trichophyton sp., and
Epidermophyton floccosum (fungi)
Opisthorchiasis - Liver fluke infection - Opisthorchis viverrini, O.
felineus (liver flukes)
Opthalmia neonatorium - Gonorrhea - Neisseria gonorrhoeae (G- cocci)
Ornithosis - Parrot fever - Psittacosis - Chlamydia psittaci (G-
intracellular)
Oral hairy leukoplakia - Epstein Barr Virus (Human Herpes virus 4)
Oriental Spotted Fever - Rickettsia japonica (G- intracellular;
tick-borne)
Oriental Sore - Leishmania leishmania major and L. leishmania tropica
(protozoan parasite) sandfly
Orf - Orfvirus (Poxvirus)
Oroya fever - Carrion disease - Bartonellosis - Bartonella bacilliformis
(weak
G- polymorphic) sandfly bites at elevations of 600 to 2800 meter in Peru,
Ecuador and Colombia.
Otitis media- Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Moraxella
catarrhalis, various viruses.
Otitis externa (*) - Pseudomonas aeruginosa
(G- rod: aerobic)
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Parotitis - Mumps - Mumps virus (paramyxovirus)
Paronychia - Candida albicans (yeast), Herpes Simplex virus (herpes
virus)
Parrot fever -
Ornithosis- Psittacosis - Chlamydia psittaci (G- intracellular)
Pannus - Chlamydia trachomatis (G- intracellular) eye infection
Paragonimiasis - Lung fluke infection - Paragonimus westermani
Paracoccidioidomycosis - Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (dimorphic
fungi)
PCP pneumonia- Pneumonia caused by Pneumocystis carinii
Pediculosis - lice
Peliosis hepatica - Bartonella henselae (pleomorphic G-)
Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) - two most common = Neiserria gonorrhoeae
(G-
coccus), Chlamydia trachomatis , then Anaerobic bacteria (ex. Bacteroides ),
Facultative Gram negative rods (ex. E. coli ),
Mycoplasma hominis,
Actinomyces israelii (IUD recipients: G+ rod)
Pertussis - Whooping cough- Bordetella pertussis (G- rods: facultative-straight:
respiratory pathogens)
Pharyngoconjunctival fever (*) - Adenovirus 1-3 and 5 (Adenovirus)
Phaeohyphomycosis(*) - over 75 different species of fungi, most common=
Phaeoaellomyces
werneckii and P. hortae
Piedra- Black Piedra= Piedraia hortai , White Piedra= Trichosporon
beigelii
Pigbel- beta-toxin of Clostridium perfringens type C
"Pink eye" conjunctivitis (*) - Haemophilus aegyptius (G- rod: facultative-straight:
respiratory pathogens) and/or Moraxella lacunata (G- diplococcus)
Pinta - Treponema pallidum var. carateum
Pinworm infection - Enterobiasis - Enterobius vermicularis (intestinal
nematode)
Pitted Keratolysis - Micrococcus sedentarius (G+ coccus)
Pityriasis versicolor- Tinea versicolor- Malassezia furfur (fungus)
Plague - Yersinia pestis (G- rod: facultative-straight: zoonoses)
Pleurodynia - Coxsackie B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
Pneumonia, viral (*) - respiratory syncytial virus (Paramyxovirus), CMV
(Herpesvirus)
Pneumocystosis - Pneumocystis carinii (protozoan parasite)
Polio or Poliomyelitis - Polioviruses types I, II, and III (picornavirus)
Polycystic hydatid - Echinococcus vogeli (larval cestode infection)
Pontiac fever - Legionella pneumophila (G- rod: facultative-straight:
respiratory pathogens)
Pork tapeworm - Taenia solium
Posada-Wernicke disease- Desert rheumatism- Coccidioidomycosis-
San Joaquin Valley fever- Coccidioides
immitis (dimorphic fungus)
Postanginal septicemia- Lemierre's Syndrome- Fusobacterium necrophorum (G-
rod; anaerobe)
Powassan - Flavivirus (arbovirus) ticks
Progressive multifocal leukencephalopathy - JC virus (Papovavirus)
Progressive Rubella Panencephalitis - Rubella virus (togavirus)
Prostatitis, bacterial(*) - most common = Escherichia coli , Klebsiella
sp., Proteus sp., Pseudomonas sp., Enterobacter sp., Serratia sp .,
(G- rods), Enterococcus feacalis (G+ coccus)
Pseudomembranous colitis - Clostridium (Clostridioides) difficile (G+ rod: sporulating:
anaerobic)
Psittacosis - Chlamydia psittaci (G- intracellular)
Puerperal fever- Streptococcus pyogenes
Pyelonephritis(*) - similar to cystitis
Pylephlebitis - Bateroides fragilis (G- anaerobic rod), Peptostreptococcus
spp (G+ anaerobic cocci), Clostridium spp. (G+ anaerobic rods),
and
several of the Enterobacteriaceae (G- rods; ferment glucose)
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Q fever - Coxiella burnetti (Obligate intracellular: Rickettsia)
Australian tick typhus- Australian Spotted Fever- Queensland Tick Typhus-
Rickettsia
australis, (G-; intracellular bacteria)
Quinsy- Peritonsillar abscess- a complication of untreated Strep. throat
(Streptococcus pyogenes )
Quintana fever, 5-day fever,
Trench fever, Shinbone fever, Wolhynia fever, His-Werner disease- Bartonella quintana (G- rod)
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Rabies - rabies virus (Rhabdovirus)
Rabbit fever- deer fly fever, tularemia, lemming fever, O'Hara disease, Francis disease, Francisella tularensis (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Racoon roundworm infection- Baylisascaris infection - Baylisascaris procyonis
Rat bite fever - Streptobacillus moniliformis (G-; rod)
Rat tapeworm - Hymenolepis diminuta
Reiter Syndrome (*)- resulting from a nongonococcal sexually transmitted disease
due usually to Chlamydia trachomatis or from an infectious diarrhea (Shigella,
Salmonella, Yersinia). Persons with an HLA-B27 major
histocompatibility complex are more likely to get this disease.
Relapsing fever- Borrelia recurrentis
Relapsing fever-like disease- Borrelia miyamotoi
Rheumatic fever - Streptococcus pyogenes (nonsuppurative complication
of Strep throat)
Rhodotorulosis - Rhodotorula spp. (fungus)
Rickettsialpox - Rickettsia akari (G-; intracellular) from mite
bites
Rift Valley Fever- Rift valley fever virus- Bunyavirus- Phlebovirus
Ringworm - Microsporum, Trichophyton, and Epidermophyton (fungi)
River Blindness - Onchoceriasis - Onchocerca volvulus (parasitic
worm)
Ritter's Disease- Filatow-Dukes' Disease, Scalded Skin Syndrome-
Staphylococcus aureus- (exfoliative toxin
producing strains)
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, New world spotted fever, Sao Paulo fever - Rickettsia rickettsii (Obligate intracellular)
Rose Handler's disease - Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii (dimorphic
fungi)
Rose rash of infants- Sixth disease - Zahorsky's disease - Roseola infantum
- Exanthem subitum - "Sudden Rash"- 3-day fever- Human Herpes virus
6 (HHV-6)
Roseola - Roseola infantum - Sixth disease - Zahorsky's disease - Exanthem
subitum - Human Herpes virus 6 (HHV-6)
Roundworm infections - Ascariasis - Ascaris lumbricoides (intestinal
nematode)
Rotavirus infections - Rotavirus (reovirus)
Rubella - German measles- 3-day measles- rubella virus (Togavirus)
Rubeola-measles- 14-day measles- Hard measles- Morbilli- Rubeola virus
Russian spring-summer encephalitis- Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis-
Spring-summer encephalitis- Taiga encephalitis- Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus-
Flaviviridae
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Salmonellosis - Salmonella spp. (G- rod)
San Joaquin Valley fever- Posada-Wernicke disease-
Desert rheumatism- Coccidioidomycosis- Coccidioides immitis (dimorphic fungus).
Sao Paulo Encephalitis - Flavivirus (arbovirus)
Sao Paulo fever, New world spotted fever,
Rocky Mountain spotted fever- Rickettsia rickettsii (Obligate intracellular)
SARS- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- SARS-associated coronavirus or SARS-CoV
Scabies - Norwegian itch - Sarcoptes scabiei (parasitic mite)
Scarlet fever - Scarlatina- Streptococcus group A (Streptococcus pyogenes )
Scarlatina- Scarlet fever - Streptococcus group A (Streptococcus pyogenes )
Scalded Skin Syndrome- Ritter's Disease- Filatow-Dukes' Disease-
Staphylococcus aureus - (exfoliative toxin
producing strains)
Schistosomiasis - Schistosoma mansoni, S. japonicum, and S. haematobium
(protozoan parasites; blood flukes)
Scrub typhus - Rickettsia tsutsugamushi (G- intracellular; chigger
bite)
Sennetsu fever - Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia sp. (G- intracellular
bacteria) transmitted by ticks
Sepsis- See Septic Shock below.
Septic Shock(*) - Most are due to bacterial infections. 50% due to Gram negative
bacteria; 50% due to Gram positive bacteria. It depends on the location of the
site of the initial infection. Most common sites of infection leading to sepsis
are lungs, abdomen, and urinary tract (ex. urinary tract think Escherichia
coli ; community acquired pneumonia think Streptococcus pneumoniae ).
7-day fever- Weil's disease - leptospirosis - canicola fever- canefield fever- nanukayami fever- Leptospira interrogans (spiral shaped bacteria)
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- SARS-coronavirus or SARS-CoV
Shigellosis - Shigella sp. (G- rod)
Shingles (zoster) - varicella zoster virus (Herpesvirus)
Shipping fever - Pasteurella multocida (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Siberian tick typhus- Rickettsia sibirica, (G-; intracellular bacteria)
Sinusitis(*) - most common causes overall are respiratory viruses; most common
bacterial causes = Streptococcus pneumoniae (G+ coccus)
and Haemophilus influenzae (G- pleomorphic rod) (renamed and now called
acute rhinosinusitis or acute bacterial rhinosinusitis)
Sixth disease - Zahorsky's disease - Roseola infantum - Exanthem subitum
- "Sudden Rash"- 3-day fever- Rose rash of infants- Human Herpes virus
6 (HHV-6) and HHV-7 (occasionally)
"Slapped cheek" disease (erythema infectiosum; Fifth disease) - Parvovirus
B19 (Parvovirus)
Sleeping sickness- viral encephalitis - Mumps virus, Human Herpes virus
1, any of 350 different Arboviruses, Poxvirus, Enteroviruses (polio, Coxsackie,
ECHO), Adenoviruses, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (retrovirus)
Smallpox - variola virus (Poxvirus) - no naturally acquired cases since
October 1977; Somalia
Snail Fever- Schistosoma (protozoan parasite)
Soft chancre - Chancroid - Haemophilus ducreyi (G- rod: facultative-straight:
respiratory pathogens)
Southern tick associated rash illness (STARI)- Lyme-like illness- Masters disease- Borrelia lonestari (possible etiology)
Sparganosis - Spirometra sp. (cestode larvae infection)
Spelunker’s
disease- Cave disease- Darling's Disease- Histoplasmosis- Histoplasma
capsulatum (dimorphic fungus)
Spotted fever- same as meningitis (bacterial)
Sporadic typhus- Rickettsia prowazekii, (G-, intracellular bacterium;
spread by fleas)
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii (dimorphic fungi)
Spring-summer encephalitis- Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis- Russian spring-summer encephalitis-
Taiga encephalitis- Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus- Flaviviridae
St. Louis encephalitis - SLE virus (Flavivirus)
Strep. throat- Streptococcus pyogenes (G+ coccus).
Stye- Hordeola- Staphylococcus aureus
Strongyloiciasis - Threadworm - Strongyloides stercoralis (intestinal
nematode)
Subacute Sclerosing Panencephalitis (SSPE) - Measles virus
Sudden Acute Respiratory Syndrome- SARS-CoV- Coronavirus
"Sudden Rash"- 3-day fever- Exanthem subitum - Roseola infantum - Sixth
disease - Zahorsky's disease- Rose rash of infants- Human Herpes virus
6 (HHV-6)
Swimmer's ear- Otitis externa- Pseudomonas aeruginosa (common in
diabetic patients)
Swimmer's Itch - Schistosoma avium (bird schistosomes)(protozoan
parasite)
Swimming Pool conjunctivitis- Inclusion conjunctivitis - Pannus - Chlamydia
trachomatis (G- intracellular) eye infection
Swine flu- Influenza virus H1N1
Syphilis - Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum (Spirochetes; bacteria)
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome or SIRS (*)- if infectious see Septic
Shock for common causes.
Sylvatic yellow fever, Yellow Jack, Jungle yellow fever, Yellow fever, Urban
yellow fever, Vomito negro, Yellow fever virus- Flaviviridae, Flavivirus
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Tabes dorsalis - tertiary syphilis - Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum
(Spirochetes)
Taeniasis - see Tapeworm infections with Taenia species.
Taiga encephalitis- Russian spring-summer encephalitis- Far Eastern tick-borne encephalitis-
Spring-summer encephalitis- Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus- Flaviviridae
Tanner's disease - Wool sorters' disease- Malignant pustule- Black Bane-
Bacillus
anthracis (G+ rod: sporulating: aerobic)
Tapeworm infections - Taenia solium (pork tapeworm), Taenia saginata
(beef tapeworm), Diphyllobothrium latum (fish tapeworm),Hymenolepis
nana (dwarf tapeworm), Hymenolepis diminuta (rat tapeworm),
Diphylidium caninum (dog tapeworm) (intestinal cestodes)
TB- Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Acid-fast bacterium)
Temporal lobe encephalitis (*) - HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
Tetanus - Clostridium tetani (G+ rod: sporulating: anaerobic)
Threadworm infections - Strongyloiciasis - Strongyloides stercoralis
(intestinal
nematode)
3-day fever- Exanthem subitum - Roseola infantum - Sixth disease - Zahorsky's
disease- "Sudden Rash", Rose rash of infants- Human Herpes virus 6 (HHV-6)
3-day measles- German measles- Rubella- Rubella virus
Thrush - Candida albicans (yeast)
Tick-borne encephalitis- Biphasic meningoencephalitis; Central European tick-borne encephalitis,
Czechoslovak tick-borne encephalitis, Diphasic milk fever, Viral meningoencephalitis,
Tick-borne encephalitis virus- Flaviviridae, Alongshan virus- segmented RNA virus,
Tick typhus- Fievre boutonneuse- Rickettsia conori
Tinea barbae - Trichophyton verrucosum, T. mentagrophytes, T. rubrum,
T. megninii (fungi)
Tinea capitis - Ringworm of the head- Microsporum sp., Trichophyton
sp. (fungi)
Tinea corporis - Ringworm of the body- Microsporum, Trichophyton, and
Epidermophyton floccosum (fungi)
Tinea manuum - Ringworm of the hand- Trichophyton sp., and Epidermophyton
floccosum (fungi)
Tinea cruris - Ringworm of the groin- Candida albicans (yeast),
Trichophyton sp., and Epidermophyton floccosum (fungi)
Tinea nigra- Exophiala werneckii
Tinea pedis - Ringworm of the feet- Trichophyton sp., and Epidermophyton
floccosum (fungi)
Tinea unguium - Onychomycosis- Ringworm of the nails- Trichophyton sp., and
Epidermophyton floccosum (fungi)
Tinea versicolor- Pityriasis versicolor- Malassezia furfur (fungus)
Torulopsosis - Torulopsis glabrata and T. candida (fungus)
Torulosis- Busse-Buschke disease- Cryptococcosis- European blastomycosis- Cryptococcus neoformans (encapsulated
yeast)
Toxic Shock Syndrome - Staphylcoccus aureus (G+ cocci; producing
TSST) and Streptococcus pyogenes (G+ cocci)
Toxoplasmosis - Toxoplasma gondii (protozoan parasite)
Traveler's diarrhea - Any number of bacteria (Escherichia coli (most
common), Salmonella,
Shigella, Yersinia, Vibrio, etc.), viruses (Rotaviruses, Norwalk-like
agents), or parasites (Giardia, Entamoeba, Cryptosporidium ) that
cause diarrhea.
Trench fever, 5-day fever, Shinbone fever, Wolhynia fever, Quintana fever, His-Werner disease-
Bartonella quintana (G- rod)
Trench mouth or Vincent's disease- Various anaerobic bacteria in the mouth
Trichinellosis- Trichinella spiralis (nematode parasite)
Trichomoniasis - Vaginitis - Trichomonas vaginalis (protozoan parasite)
Trichomycosis axillaris - Corynebacterium tenuis (G+ rod)
Trichuriasis - Whipworm infection - Trichuris trichiura (intestinal
nematode)
Tropical Spastic Paraparesis (TSP) - Human T-cell Leukemia viruses I or
II (retrovirus)
Trypanosomiasis - African= Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, Trypanosoma
brucei gambiense (tsetse fly-borne), American= Trypanosoma cruzi
(Triatomine
bugs= kissing bug or assassin bugs)
Tuberculosis - TB- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Acid-fast bacterium)
Tularemia- lemming fever, rabbit fever, deer fly fever, O'Hara disease, Francis disease, Francisella tularensis (G- rods: facultative-straight:
zoonoses)
Typhoid fever - Salmonella typhi (G- rod: facultative-straight:
enteric pathogens)
Typhus fever - Rickettsia prowazekii (G- intracellular; louse-borne),
Rickettsia
typhi (G- intracellular; flea-borne)
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Ulcus molle - Soft chancre - Chancroid - Haemophilus ducreyi (G-
rod: facultative-straight: respiratory pathogens)
Undulant fever - Brucella sp. (G- coccobacillus: zoonoses)
Urban yellow fever, Sylvatic yellow fever, Yellow Jack, Jungle yellow fever,
Yellow fever, Vomito negro, Yellow fever virus- Flaviviridae, Flavivirus
Urethritis - Herpes Simplex virus, Chlamydia trachomatis, Ureaplasma
urealyticum, Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Vaginosis, bacterial - Peptostreptococccus sp., Bacteriodes sp., Gardnerella
vaginalis, Mobiluncus sp., Mycoplasma sp. (clue cells)
Vaginitis - Candida albicans (yeast; Mycotic vulvovaginitis),
Trichomonas vaginalis (protozoan parasite; Trichomoniasis)
Varicella -chickenpox - Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV or Human herpes 3 virus)
Venezuelan Equine encephalitis - Togaviridae, Alphavirus
Verruga peruana- Carrion's disease - Bartonellosis - Oroya fever - Bartonella
bacilliformis
(weak G- polymorphic) sandfly bites at elevations of
600 to 2800 meter in Peru, Ecuador and Colombia.
Vincent's disease or Trench mouth- Various anaerobic bacteria in the mouth
Viral conjunctivitis (*) - Keratoconjunctivitis - Adenovirus (Adenovirus),
HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
Viral meningoencephalitis- Czechoslovak tick-borne encephalitis, Central European tick-borne
encephalitis, Diphasic milk fever, Biphasic meningoencephalitis, Tick-borne encephalitis,
Tick-borne encephalitis virus- Flaviviridae
Viral rash- Duke's disease- Coxsackievirus or Echovirus
Visceral Larval Migrans - Toxocara canis (parasitic nematode)
Vomito negro, Urban yellow fever, Sylvatic yellow fever, Yellow Jack, Jungle
yellow fever, Yellow fever, Yellow fever virus- Flaviviridae, Flavivirus
Vulvovaginitis - Candida albicans (yeast), Trichomonas vaginalis
(protozoan
parasite), and the causes of bacterial vaginosis.
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Warts - Papilloma viruses
Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome - Neisseria meningitidis (G- cocci)
Weil's disease - Leptospirosis -
canicola fever- canefield fever- nanukayami fever- 7-day fever- Leptospira interrogans (spiral shaped bacteria)
West Nile Fever- West Nile virus- Flavivirus Japanese Encephalitis Antigenic Complex
Western equine encephalitis - WEE virus, Togaviridae, Alphavirus
Whipple's disease - Tropheryma whippelii (G+ rod a actinomycete)
Whipworm infection - Trichuriasis - Trichuris trichiura
White Piedra- Trichosporon beigelii
Whitmore's disease-
Melioidosis - Burkholderia pseudomallei (used to be called Pseudomonas
pseudomallei ; G- rod: aerobic)
Whitlow - paronchyia - Herpes simplex virus (herpesvirus)
Whooping cough -
Pertussis- Bordetella pertussis (G- small rod)
Winter diarrhea - Rotavirus infections - Rotavirus (reovirus)
Wolhynia fever, His-Werner disease, Quintana fever, 5-day fever,
Trench fever, Shinbone fever- Bartonella quintana (G- rod)
Wool sorters' disease - Anthrax- Tanner's disease- Malignant pustule- Black Bane-
Bacillus
anthracis (G+ rod: sporulating: aerobic)
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Yaws -Treponema pallidum var. pertenue (spirochete)
Yellow fever, Jungle yellow fever, Sylvatic yellow fever, Urban yellow fever, Vomito negro,
Yellow Jack, Yellow fever virus- Flaviviridae, Flavivirus
Yellow Jack, Jungle yellow fever,
Yellow fever, Sylvatic yellow fever, Urban yellow fever, Vomito negro, Yellow fever virus-
Flaviviridae, Flavivirus
Yersinosis - Yersinia enterocolitica
Zahorsky's disease - Roseola infantum - Exanthem subitum - Sixth disease
- Human Herpes virus 6 (HHV-6)
Zika virus disease- Zika virus
Zoster - shingles- Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV or Human herpes 3 virus)
Zygomycosis- Mucormycosis- Rhizopus arrhizus (fungus)
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