Download Type of Infectious Agent

Type of
Infectious
Agent
Disease
Examples
Modes of
Transmission
Methods of
Prevention
How the
Agent
Reproduces
How the
Agent is
Treated
Bacteria
Tuberculosis
airborn
In the lungs
antibiotics
Strep throat
Skin contact
Keep infected
individual in
controlled area
syphillis
Surface
contact
Washing hands
Sexual contact
Not sharing food or
drink
In the throat
Skin contact
Not engaging in
sexual activities
with an infected
person
Viruses
Rhinovirus
Rotavirus
influenza
Airborn and
skin contact,
sharing objects
with infected
surfaces like
phones and
toys.
Hand-to-mouth
contact
Airborn
Contaminated
water
Infected individuals
should cough into
sleeve and do not
share things that
come in contact
with mouth or nose
Throughout
the body
No
treatment for
the common
cold or
rotavirus
Antiviral
medications
for flu
Washing hands
Washing hands
after using restroom
and after changing
child’s diaper.
Skin contact
Fungus
Histoplasmosis
Ringworm
Athlete’s Foot
Spores
become
airborn and are
inhaled
Skin to skin
contact
Wearing masks
during demolition
and landscaping.
Wash hands
Lungs
Skin
Antifungal
drugs
feet
Wear shoes in
public areas
Wearing
contaminated
clothing, shoes
Walking
barefoot in
public areas
Protozoa
Malaria
Giardiasis
Cryptosporidiosis
Blood to blood
through
mosquitoes,
needles, and
blood
transfusions.
Person to
person,
infected water,
Bug spray
Not sharing
needles.
Being in an area
that does not have
malaria.
Washing hands
Avoiding
Damages red
blood cells
Antimalarial
drugs
Intestines
Medication
Anti-motility
drugs, and
fluid
replacement
therapy.
contaminated water
and people
Helminthes
Ascariasis
Trichinosis
tapeworm
Prions
CreutzfeldtJakob Disease
Come in
contact with
soil mixed with
infected human
feces
Prevented by
cleaning food
before eating it
Food or water
contamination
avoid undercooked,
infected meat (pork,
bear, walrus, or
horse)
Protein
mutation
caused by
genetics
Avoid exposure to
infected tissue
during a medical
procedure
Being exposed
to
contaminated
tissue
In intestines
and lungs
Anti-parasite
medications
Muscles and
blood stream
Stomach and
intestines
Proteins
No
treatment