Scientific Disease Names (binomial nomenclature)

Treponema pallidum

Syphilis

Borrelia burgdorferi

Lyme disease; spirochete carried by deer ticks

Chlamydia trachomatis

Chlamydia

Bacillus anthracis

Anthrax

Clostridium botulinum

Botulism; improperly canned foods

Staphylococcus hominis (G+)

Affects the armpits

Staphylococcus epidermidis (G+)

Affects the feet

Streptococcus mutans (G+)

Affects the mouth/teeth

Propionibacterium acnes

Affects the skin

Trichomonas vaginalis

Yeast Infections

Trypanosoma

African sleeping sickness (tsetse fly)

Myocobacterium tuberculosis

Tuberculosis

Vibrio cholerae

cholera; contaminated water

Salmonella typhi

Typhoid fever

Neisseria gonorrhoeae (G-)

Gonorrhea

Helicobacter pilori

Stomach ulcers

Staphylococcus aureus

Staph infection or MRSA

Plasmodium malariae

Malaria

Which mosquito carries malaria?

Anopheles mosquito

Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasmosis:
- Harmful during pregnancy
- Carried by cats
- Can also get from uncooked meats and unpasteurized milks/cheeses

Entamoeba histolytica

Amoebic dysentery