APES Pathogens

Plague

-Disease carried by organisms infected with the plague bacteria

-Transferred to humans via the bite of an infected organism or through contact with contaminated fluids/tissues

Tuberculosis

-Bacterial infection that typically attacks the lungs

-Spreads by breathing in the bacteria from the bodily fluids of an infected person

Malaria

-Parasitic disease caused by bites from infected mosquitoes

-Most often found in sub-saharan Africa

West Nile Virus

transmitted to humans via bites from infected mosquitoes(zoonotic disease)

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)

-Form of pneumonia

-Transferred bvy inhaling/touching infected fluids

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)

-VIral respiratory illness

-Transferred from animals to humans

ZIka

-Virus caused by bites from infected mosquitoes

-Transmitted through sexual contact

Cholera

-Bacterial disease

-Contracted from infected water