Microbial Pathogens and Associated Diseases

Eukaryotes

Organisms whose cells have a nucleus enclosed within membranes.

Fungi

A kingdom of usually multicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are heterotrophic.

Candida albicans

Causes Thrush and yeast infections.

Cryptococcus neoformans

Causes Cryptococcosis.

Histoplasma capsulatum

Causes Histoplasmosis.

Pneumocystis jirovecii

Causes Pneumonia.

Microsporum

Causes Ringworm and Athlete's foot.

Protozoans

Single-celled eukaryotic organisms.

Entamoeba histolytica

Causes Amoebic dysentery.

Giardia lamblia

Causes Giardiasis.

Plasmodium

Causes Malaria.

Trypanosoma brucei

Causes African sleeping sickness.

Trypanosoma cruzi

Causes Chagas disease.

Toxoplasma gondii

Causes Toxoplasmosis.

Trichomonas vaginalis

Causes Trichomoniasis.

Helminthes

Multicellular parasitic worms.

Enterobius vermicularis

Causes Pinworm infections.

Necator americanus

Causes Hookworm infections.

Schistosoma

Causes Schistosomiasis, also known as blood fluke.

Trichinella spiralis

Causes Trichinosis.

Taenia saginata

Causes Beef tapeworm infections.

Taenia solium

Causes Pork tapeworm infections.

DNA Viruses

Viruses that have DNA as their genetic material.

Herpes Simplex 1

Causes cold sores.

Herpes Simplex 2

Causes sexually transmitted diseases (STD).

Hepadnavirus

Causes Hepatitis B.

Papovavirus

Causes warts and HPV.

Poxvirus

Causes smallpox.

RNA Viruses

Viruses that have RNA as their genetic material.

Coronavirus

Causes SARS.

Filovirus

Causes Ebola.

Flavivirus

Causes Hepatitis C, Yellow fever, and Dengue fever.

Picornavirus

Causes Hepatitis A, Polio, and the common cold.

Paramyxovirus

Causes Measles, Mumps, and RSV.

Orthomyxovirus

Causes Influenza.

Retrovirus (HIV)

Causes AIDS.

Rhabdovirus

Causes Rabies.

Prions

Causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Mad cow disease, and Kuru.

Prokaryotes

Single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.

Bartonella henselae

Causes Cat-scratch disease.

Borrelia burgdorferi

Causes Lyme disease.

Bacillus anthracis

Causes Anthrax.

Bordetella pertussis

Causes Whooping cough.

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Causes Diphtheria.

Clostridium perfringens

Causes Gas Gangrene.

Clostridium tetani

Causes Tetanus.

Clostridium botulinum

Causes Botulism.

Clostridium difficile

Causes Gastroenteritis.

Escherichia coli

Causes UTI and Food Poisoning.

Haemophilus influenzae

Causes Meningitis.

Helicobacter pylori

Causes Ulcers.

Legionella pneumophila

Causes Legionnaire disease.

Mycobacteria leprae

Causes Leprosy.

Mycobacteria tuberculosis

Causes Tuberculosis.

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Causes Gonorrhea.

Neisseria meningitidis

Causes Meningitis.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Causes Nosocomial infections.

Rickettsia typhi

Causes Typhus.

Salmonella enterica

Causes Food poisoning.

Salmonella typhi

Causes Typhoid.

Shigella

Causes dysentery.

Staphylococcus aureus

Causes MRSA, Toxic Shock Syndrome, and Food poisoning.

Streptococcus mutans

Causes Dental caries.

Streptococcus pyogenes

Causes Scarlet Fever and Strep throat.

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Causes pneumonia.

Treponema pallidum

Causes Syphilis.

Vibrio cholerae

Causes Cholera.

Yersinia pestis

Causes Plague.