Disease detective diseases

Cryptosporidiosis

Agent: Protozoa (Cryptosporidium spp.) Mode of Transmission: Waterborne

Anthrax

Agent: Bacteria Mode of Transmission: Airborne/droplet

Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning

Agent: Toxin (from dinoflagellates) Mode of Transmission: Foodborne (shellfish)

Chagas disease

Agent: Protozoa (Trypanosoma cruzi) Mode of Transmission: Vectorborne (kissing bugs)

Lassa fever

Agent: Virus Mode of Transmission: Vectorborne (rodents)

Amoebic dysentery

Agent: Protozoa (Entamoeba histolytica) Mode of Transmission: Waterborne

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Agent: Bacteria (Rickettsia rickettsii) Mode of Transmission: Vectorborne (ticks)

Histoplasmosis

Agent: Fungi Mode of Transmission: Airborne/droplet (spores in soil)

Hemorrhagic colitis

Agent: Bacteria (E. coli) Mode of Transmission: Foodborne (undercooked beef)

Malaria

Agent: Protozoa (Plasmodium spp.) Mode of Transmission: Vectorborne (mosquitoes)

Hepatitis C

Agent: Virus Mode of Transmission: Bloodborne

Cyclosporiasis

Agent: Protozoa (Cyclospora cayetanensis) Mode of Transmission: Foodborne (contaminated produce)

Syphilis

Agent: Bacteria (Treponema pallidum) Mode of Transmission: Sexually transmitted

Salmonellosis

Agent: Bacteria (Salmonella spp.) Mode of Transmission: Foodborne (raw poultry

Tetanus

Agent: Bacteria (Clostridium tetani) Mode of Transmission: Fomite (contaminated wounds)

Cholera

Agent: Bacteria (Vibrio cholerae) Mode of Transmission: Waterborne

Paragonimiasis

Agent: Parasitic Worm (Paragonimus spp.) Mode of Transmission: Foodborne (undercooked crustaceans)

Trichinosis

Agent: Parasitic Worm (Trichinella spp.) Mode of Transmission: Foodborne (undercooked pork)