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Disease Information
1. Respiratory Tract Diseases
a. Bacterial Diseases
i. Tuberculosis aka Pulmonary Tuberculosis (caused by
Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
ii. Diphtheria (caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae)
iii. Pertussis aka Whooping Cough (caused by Bordetella pertussis)
iv. Streptococcal Diseases
1. Pharyngitis aka Strep Throat (caused by Streptococcus
pyrogenes)
v. Pneumonia
1. Bronchopneumonia aka Community-Acquired Pneumonia
(caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae)
2. Atypical Pneumonia
a. Mycoplasma Pneumonia (caused by Mycoplasma
pneumoniae)
b. Chlamydophila pneumonia (caused by
Chlamydophila pneumoniae)
c. Legionnaires’ Disease (caused by Legionella
pneumophila)
vi. Bacterial Meningitis
1. Aseptic meningitis (no bacterial growth from culture)
2. Carcinomatous meningitis (meningitis due to cancer)
3. Cryptococcal meningitis (caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans)
4. Gram negative meningitis (caused by Pseudomonas
aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter aerogenes,
Proteus morganii, and/or Klebsiella pneumoniae)
5. Meningococcal meningitis (caused by Neisseria
meningitidis)
6. Pneumococcal meningitis (caused by Streptococcus
pneumoniae)
7. Staphylococcal meningitis (caused by Staphylococcus
aureus or Staphylococcus epodermidis)
8. Syphilitic aseptic meningitis (caused by an untreated
Syphilis infection)
9. Tuberculous meningitis (caused by Mycobacterium
tuberculosis)
b. Viral Diseases
i. Common Cold (caused by over 200 viruses)
ii. Influenza aka the Flu (caused by Influenza)
iii. Measles (caused by Measles)
iv. Mumps (caused by Paramyxovirus)
v. Chickenpox (caused by Varicella-Zoster)
vi. Rubella aka German Measles (caused by Rubella)
vii. Viral Pneumonia
1. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Pneumonia (caused by
Cytomegalovirus)
viii. Viral Meningitis
1. H. influenza meningitis (caused by Haemophilus
influenzae)
c. Fungal Diseases
i. Cryptococcosis (caused by Cryptococcus neoformans)
ii. Histoplasmosis (caused by Histoplasma capsulatum)
iii. Aspergillosis (caused by Aspergillus)
d. Protozoan Diseases
i. Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia (caused by Pneumocystis carinii)
2. Gastrointestinal Tract Diseases & Intoxications
a. Bacterial Diseases & Intoxications
i. Typhoid fever (caused by Salmonella typhi)
ii. Cholera (caused by Vibrio cholerae)
iii. Salmonellosis aka Salmonella Enterocolitis (caused by
Salmnolella)
iv. E. Coli Disease aka E. Coli Enteritis (caused by Escherichia coli)
v. Campylobacter Disease aka Campylobacter Enteritis (caused by
Campylobacter jejuni)
vi. Helicobacter pylori Disease aka Gastritis (caused by Helicobacter
pylori)
vii. Shigellosis aka Shigella Enteritis (caused by Shigellai)
viii. Botulism (caused by Clostridium botulinum)
ix. Staphylococcal food poisoning aka Staph. Aureus food poisoning
(caused by Staphylococcus aureus)
x. Clostridium perfringens food poisoning (caused by Clostridium
perfringens)
xi. Brucellosis (caused by Brucella)
b. Viral Diseases
i. Hepatitis
1. Hepatitis A (caused by Hepatitis A)
ii. Enteroviral Infections aka Enteritis (caused by a number of
bacteria and viruses)
c. Protozoan Diseases
i. Amoebiasis aka Amebiasis (caused by Entamoeba histolytica)
ii. Giardiasis (caused by Giardia lamblia)
iii. Cryptosporidiosis aka Cryptosporidium Enteritis (caused by
Cryptosporidium)
3. Urogenital Tract Diseases
a. Bacterial Diseases
i. Urinary Tract Infections (caused by Escherichia coli, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Providencia stuartii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, &
Serratia marcescens)
ii. Gonorrhea (caused by Neisseria gonorrhea)
iii. Syphilis (caused by Treponema pallidum)
iv. Chlamydia (caused by Chlamydia trachomatis)
b. Viral Diseases
i. Genital Herpes (caused by Herpes Simplex 2)
ii. Genital Warts (caused by Human Papilloma Virus (HPV))
c. Fungal Diseases
i. Candidiasis aka Vaginal Yeast Infection (caused by Candida
albicans)
d. Protozoan Diseases
i. Trichomoniasis (caused by Trichomonas vaginalis)
4. Skin and Wound Diseases
a. Bacterial Diseases
i. Tetanus (caused by Clostridium tetani)
ii. Staphylococcal Diseases aka Carbuncilosis (caused by
Staphylococcus aureus)
iii. Anthrax (caused by Bacillus anthracis)
iv. Leprosy aka Hansen’s Disease (caused by Mycobacterium leprae)
v. Gas Gangrene (caused by Clostridium perfringens)
b. Viral Diseases
i. Smallpox (caused by Smallpox)
ii. Rabies (caused by Rabies)
iii. Warts (caused by Human papillomavirus)
iv. Herpes
1. Oral Herpes aka Herpes Labialis (caused by Herpes
Simplex 1)
c. Fungal Diseases
i. Ringworm aka Tinea (caused by Epidermophton sp.)
ii. Candidiasis aka Thrush (caused by Candida)
5. Blood Diseases
a. Bacterial Diseases
i. Plague (caused by Yersinia pestis)
ii. Tularemia (caused by Francisella tularensis)
iii. Spotted Fever aka Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (caused by
Rickettsia rickettsii)
iv. Typhus Fevers (caused by Rickettsia typhi & Rickettsia
prowazekii)
v. Q Fever (caused by Coxiella burnetii)
vi. Lyme Disease (caused by Borrelia burgdorferi)
vii. Toxic Shock Syndrome (caused by Staphyloccous aureus)
b. Viral Diseases
i. Yellow Fever (caused by Yellow Fever)
ii. Viral Encephalitis (caused by Bunyavirus, Coxsackle, Eastern
Equine Encephalitis, Herpesvirus, St. Louis Encephalitis,
Venezuelan Equine Encephalitis, Western Equine Encephalitis,
etc.)
iii. Hepatitis
1. Hepatitis B (caused by Hepatitis B)
2. Hepatitis C (caused by Hepatitis C)
iv. Infectious Mononucleosis aka Mono (caused by Epstein-Barr
virus)
v. Hemorrhagic Fevers
1. Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever (caused by Ebola-Zaire, EbolaSudan, & Ebola Ivery)
2. Hemorrhagic Dengue Fever (caused by any of 4 Dengue
viruses)
c. Protozoan Diseases
i. Malaria (caused by Plasmodium sp.)
ii. Sleeping Sickness (caused by Trypanosoma brucei gambiense &
Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense)
iii. Toxoplasmosis (caused by Toxoplasma gondii)
6. Immune System Diseases
a. Human Immunodeficiency Virus
b. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
7. Nosocomial Diseases
a. Bacterial Infections
i. Staphylococcus aureus
ii. Pseudomonas aeruginosa
iii. Escherichia coli
iv. Enterococcus spp.
b. Fungal Infections
i. Candida albicans
ii. Aspergillus
iii. Fusarium
iv. Trichosporon
v. Malassezia