Pathogens that cause infectious disease

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  1. 3. caused by polio virus, a ssRNA virus
  2. 5. caused by Bordetella pertussis, a Gram-negative coccobacilli bacterium, reemerging due to decreased vaccination
  3. 10. human disease caused by prions, infectious particles made of protein, emerging infectious disease
  4. 13. caused by Ebola virus, high virulence, emerging infectious disease
  5. 14. caused by Schistosoma mansoni, a helminth parasite
  6. 16. pox caused by Varicella-zoster, a dsDNA herpesvirus
  7. 17. spongiform encephalopathy mad cow disease caused by prions, infectious protein particles
  8. 18. caused by variola virus, a dsDNA orthopoxvirus with outer envelope; disease has been eradicated with worldwide vaccination
  9. 19. caused by Hepatitis B virus, a dsDNA virus
  10. 23. caused by Legionella pneumophila, a bacterium, emerging infectious disease spread in water from air conditioning systems
  11. 24. emerging infectious disease caused by HIV, a ssRNA retrovirus, slowly destroys CD4 helper T cells, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
  12. 25. caused by Hepatitis A virus, a ssRNA virus
  13. 27. caused by Helicobacter pylori, a corkscrew shaped gram-negative bacillus, emerging infectious disease discovered in 1980s
  14. 28. caused by rabies virus, a ssRNA Lyssavirus
  15. 29. emerging infectious disease caused a coronavirus in 2003-2004, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  16. 30. caused by Candida albicans, a yeast which is fungi, opportunistic infection in people taking antibiotics or immunocompromised
  17. 31. caused by measles or rubeola virus, a ssRNA paramyxovirus, reemerging due to decreased vaccination
  18. 32. caused by Cryptosporidium parvum, a protozoan parasite
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  1. 1. caused by Clostridium tetani, a Gram-positive, anaerobic bacillus
  2. 2. caused by a fungal infection (40 different fungi can cause it); in skin
  3. 4. caused by Clostridium botulinum bacterial toxin, food poisoning
  4. 6. caused by influenza virus type A, B, C, ssRNA orthomyxoviruses
  5. 7. caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, a bacterium; reemerging due to antibiotic resistance
  6. 8. Vancomycin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Gram-positive bacteria, nosocomial emerging infectious disease
  7. 9. caused by Trichinella spiralis, a helminth (roundworm) parasite, grows in pig flesh, infects humans when pork improperly cooked
  8. 11. caused by Borrelia burgdorferi, a spirochete bacterium, emerging infectious disease spread by ticks
  9. 12. Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, emerging infectious disease, nosocomial and community spread
  10. 15. caused by Plasmodium protozoan parasites, reemerging due to resistance to treatment
  11. 20. caused by Yersinia pestis, a bacillus bacterium
  12. 21. caused by Giardia lamblia, a protozoan parasite
  13. 22. caused by bacillus Corynebacterium diphtheriae, bacterial toxin
  14. 25. caused by a fungus; infects immunocompromised people
  15. 26. disease in sheep caused by prions, infectious protein particles