Chapter 24 - Microbial Diseases of the Respiratory System

Bacterial and fungal pathogens of the upper and lower respiratoy systems.

Strep Throat

Scarlet Fever (Upper Respiratory)

Streptococcus Pyogenes (bacteria)

Diphtheria (Upper Respiratory)

Corynebacterium diphtheriae (bacteria)

Strep Throat

Scarlet Fever (Upper Respiratory)

Streptococcus Pyogenes (bacteria)

Diphtheria (Upper Respiratory)

Corynebacterium diphtheriae (bacteria)

Otitis Media (middle ear infection)

Streptococcus Pneumoniae

Haemophilus Influenzae

Moraxella Catarrhalis

Streptococcus Pyogenes

Staphylococcus Aureus (bacteria)

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) (Lower Respiratory)

Bordetella Pertussis (bacteria)

Tuberculosis (Lower Respiratory)

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (bacteria)

Pneumococcal Pneumoniae (Sinus Infection)

Streptococcus Pneumoniae (bacteria)

Haemophilus Pneumonia (Lower Respiratory)

Haemophilus Influenzae (bacteria)

Mycoplasma Pneumonia (Walking Pneumonia)

Mycoplasma Pneumoniae (bacteria)

Legionellosis (Legionnaire’s Disease)

Pontiac Fever (less serious)

RSV (pneumonia in infants)

Legionella Pneumphila (bacteria)

Histoplasmosis

Histoplasma Capsulatum (fungus)

Coccidiomycosis “Valley Fever”

Coccidioides Immitis (fungus)

Pneumocystis Pneumonia

Pneumocystis Jrovecii (fungus)