List of infectious diseases
This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them and the vaccines that can prevent or cure them when they exist.
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Infectious agent | Common name | Signs and symptoms | Diagnosis | Treatment | Vaccine(s) |
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Acinetobacter baumannii | Acinetobacter infections |
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Culture | Supportive care | No |
Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus | Actinomycosis | Painful abscesses | Histologic findings | Penicillin, doxycycline, and sulfonamides | No |
Adenoviridae | Adenovirus infection |
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Antigen detection, polymerase chain reaction assay, virus isolation, and serology | Most infections are mild and require no therapy or only symptomatic treatment. | Under research[1] |
Trypanosoma brucei | African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) |
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Identification of trypanosomes in a sample by microscopic examination | Fexinidazole by mouth or pentamidine by injection for T. b. gambiense.
Suramin by injection is used for T. b. rhodesiense |
Under research[2] |
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) | AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) | Opportunistic infections | Antibody test, p24 antigen test, PCR | Treatment is typically a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) plus two nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) | Under research[3] |
Entamoeba histolytica | Amoebiasis | Most are asymptomatic. | Microscopy | Those with symptoms require treatment with an amoebicidal tissue-active agent and a luminal cysticidal agent. Individuals that are asymptomatic only need a luminal cysticidal agent. | No |
Anaplasma species | Anaplasmosis | Fever, leukopenia, abnormally elevated levels of liver enzymes | indirect immunofluorescence antibody assay for IgG | Tetracycline drugs (including tetracycline, chlortetracycline, oxytetracycline, rolitetracycline, doxycycline, and minocycline) and imidocarb | No |
Angiostrongylus | Angiostrongyliasis | Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and weakness, fever, central nervous system (CNS) symptoms | Lumbar puncture, brain imaging, serology | Albendazole | No |
Anisakis | Anisakiasis | Severe abdominal pain, malnutrition, and vomiting | Gastroscopic examination, or histopathologic examination | Albendazole | No |
Bacillus anthracis | Anthrax | boil-like skin lesion that eventually forms an ulcer with a black center (eschar) | Culture, PCR | Large doses of intravenous and oral antibiotics, such as fluoroquinolones (ciprofloxacin), doxycycline, erythromycin, vancomycin, or penicillin | Yes |
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum | Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection | Head and neck infections, pharyngitis, and sinusitis | Culture in human blood agar plates | erythromycin (proposed as the first-line drug), clindamycin, gentamicin, and cephalosporins | No |
Junin virus | Argentine hemorrhagic fever | Yes[4] | |||
Ascaris lumbricoides | Ascariasis | Migrating larvae, intestinal blockage, and bowel obstruction | Fecal smear | Albendazole, mebendazole, levamisole and pyrantel pamoate | No |
Aspergillus species | Aspergillosis | Hemoptysis, chest pain | Chest X-ray and CT, microscopy by silver stains | Voriconazole and liposomal amphotericin B in combination with surgical debridement | No |
Astroviridae species | Astrovirus infection | Diarrhoea, followed by nausea, vomiting, fever, malaise and abdominal pain | Electron microscopy, enzyme-immunoassay (ELISA), immunofluorescence, and polymerase chain reaction | Supportive care | No |
Babesia species | Babesiosis | Fever and hemolytic anemia | Giemsa-stained thin-film blood smear | Atovaquone and azithromycin. In life-threatening cases, exchange transfusion is performed. | No |
Bacillus cereus | Bacillus cereus infection | Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea | Culture | Vancomycin | No |
multiple bacteria | Bacterial meningitis | neck stiffness, sudden high fever, and altered mental status | Lumbar puncture (contraindicated if there is a mass in the brain or the intracranial pressure is elevated), CT or MRI | Antibiotics | No |
multiple bacteria | Bacterial pneumonia | Fever, rigors, cough, and runny nose, chest pain
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Sputum Gram stain and culture, Chest radiography | Antibiotics | No |
List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota | Bacterial vaginosis | Increased vaginal discharge that usually smells like fish | Gram stain and whiff test | Metronidazole or clindamycin | No |
Bacteroides species | Bacteroides infection | No | |||
Balantidium coli | Balantidiasis | Intermittent diarrhea, constipation, vomiting, abdominal pain, anorexia, weight loss, headache, colitis, and marked fluid loss | microscopic examination of stools, or colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy | Tetracycline, metronidazole or iodoquinol | No |
Bartonella | Bartonellosis | Carrión's disease, trench fever, cat-scratch disease, bacillary angiomatosis, peliosis hepatis, chronic bacteremia, endocarditis, chronic lymphadenopathy, and neurological disorders | microscopy, serology, and PCR | Antibiotics | No |
Baylisascaris species | Baylisascaris infection | No | |||
BK virus | BK virus infection | No | |||
Piedraia hortae | Black piedra | formation of nodules on the scalp, moustache and pubic hair | Stain or culture | Antifungal shampoos such as pyrithione zinc, formaldehyde and salicylic acid | No |
Blastocystis species | Blastocystosis | abdominal pain, itching, usually anal itching, constipation, diarrhea, watery or loose stool | microscopic examination of a chemically preserved stool specimen | Lack of scientific study to support the efficacy of any particular treatment | No |
Blastomyces dermatitidis | Blastomycosis | fever, chills, arthralgia (joint pain), myalgia (muscle pain), headache, and a nonproductive cough | KOH prep, cytology, or histology | Itraconazole or ketoconazole | No |
Machupo virus | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | No | |||
Clostridium botulinum; Note: Botulism is not an infection by Clostridium botulinum but caused by the intake of botulinum toxin. | Botulism (and Infant botulism) | Double vision, drooping of both eyelids, loss of facial expression and swallowing problems | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs), electrochemiluminescent (ECL) tests | Botulism antitoxin and supportive care | No |
Sabiá virus | Brazilian hemorrhagic fever | No | |||
Brucella species | Brucellosis | fevers, sweating (often with characteristic foul, moldy smell sometimes likened to wet hay), and migratory arthralgia and myalgia (joint and muscle pain) | Culture | Tetracyclines, rifampicin, and the aminoglycosides streptomycin and gentamicin | Yes[5] |
Yersinia pestis | Bubonic plague | Chills, malaise, high fever, muscle cramps, seizures | Culture | Aminoglycosides such as streptomycin and gentamicin, tetracyclines (especially doxycycline), and the fluoroquinolone ciprofloxacin | Under research[6] |
usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species | Burkholderia infection | No | |||
Mycobacterium ulcerans | Buruli ulcer | Swollen bump | real-time PCR | The most widely used antibiotic regimen is once daily oral rifampicin plus twice daily oral clarithromycin. | No |
Caliciviridae species | Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus) | Vomiting, diarrhea, stomach pain | No | ||
Campylobacter species | Campylobacteriosis | Fever, headache, and myalgia, followed by diarrhea | Stool culture | Erythromycin can be used in children, and tetracycline in adults. | No |
usually Candida albicans and other Candida species | Candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush) | Redness, itching, and discomfort | In oral candidiasis, simply inspecting the person's mouth for white patches and irritation may make the diagnosis.
Symptoms of vaginal candidiasis are vaginal itching or soreness, pain during sexual intercourse |
Antifungal medications | No |
Intestinal disease by Capillaria philippinensis, hepatic disease by Capillaria hepatica and pulmonary disease by Capillaria aerophila | Capillariasis | No | |||
Streptococcus mutans | Dental caries | Tooth pain, difficulty eating, discoloration, tooth loss | Under research[7] | ||
Bartonella bacilliformis | Carrion's disease | Fever, pale appearance, malaise, painless liver enlargement, jaundice, enlarged lymph nodes, and enlarged spleen | Peripheral blood smear with Giemsa stain, Columbia blood agar cultures, immunoblot, indirect immunofluorescence, and PCR | Fluoroquinolones (such as ciprofloxacin) or chloramphenicol in adults and chloramphenicol plus beta-lactams in children are the antibiotic regimens of choice during the acute phase of Carrion's disease. | No |
Bartonella henselae | Cat-scratch disease | Malaise, decreased appetite, and aches | Polymerase chain reaction | Azithromycin | No |
usually Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus | Cellulitis | An area that is red, hot, and painful | By history and physical examination | Penicillinase-resistant semisynthetic penicillin or a first-generation cephalosporin | No |
Trypanosoma cruzi | Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) | Fever, malaise, headache, and enlargement of the liver, spleen, and lymph nodes | Microscopic examination of fresh anticoagulated blood, or its buffy coat, for motile parasites; or by preparation of thin and thick blood smears stained with Giemsa, for direct visualization of parasites | Benznidazole and nifurtimox (though benznidazole is the only drug available in most of Latin America) | Under research[8] |
Haemophilus ducreyi | Chancroid | Painful sores on the genitalia | Clinical diagnosis | The CDC recommendation is either a single oral dose (1 gram) of azithromycin, a single IM dose (250 mg) of ceftriaxone, oral (500 mg) of erythromycin three times a day for seven days, or oral (500 mg) of ciprofloxacin twice a day for three days. | No |
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | Chickenpox | nausea, loss of appetite, aching muscles, and headache, followed by the characteristic rash or oral sores, malaise, and a low-grade fever | The diagnosis of chickenpox is primarily based on the signs and symptoms, with typical early symptoms followed by a characteristic rash. Confirmation of the diagnosis is by examination of the fluid within the vesicles of the rash, or by testing blood for evidence of an acute immunologic response. | Aciclovir | Yes |
Alphavirus | Chikungunya | sudden onset, combining high fever, joint pain, and rash | Laboratory criteria include a decreased lymphocyte count consistent with viremia. However a definitive laboratory diagnosis can be accomplished through viral isolation, RT-PCR, or serological diagnosis. | Supportive care | Under research[9] |
Chlamydia trachomatis | Chlamydia | In women, those who have an asymptomatic infection that is not detected by their doctor, approximately half will develop pelvic inflammatory disease (PID),
In men, painful or burning sensation when urinating |
Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT), such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR), transcription mediated amplification (TMA), and the DNA strand displacement amplification (SDA) | azithromycin, doxycycline, erythromycin, levofloxacin or ofloxacin | No |
Chlamydophila pneumoniae | Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection (Taiwan acute respiratory agent or TWAR) | No | |||
Vibrio cholerae | Cholera | Profuse diarrhea and vomiting of clear fluid | A rapid dipstick test is available. | oral rehydration therapy (ORT) | Yes |
usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi | Chromoblastomycosis | Usually, the infection slowly spreads to the surrounding tissue while still remaining localized to the area around the original wound. | microscopy (KOH scrapings) | Itraconazole, an antifungal azole, is given orally, with or without flucytosine. | No |
Batrachochytrium dendrabatidis | Chytridiomycosis | No | |||
Clonorchis sinensis | Clonorchiasis | No | |||
Clostridium difficile | Clostridium difficile colitis | diarrhea, recent antibiotic exposure, abdominal pain, fever, and a distinctive foul odor | Colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy, cytotoxicity assay, toxin ELISA | Vancomycin or fidaxomicin by mouth | No |
Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii | Coccidioidomycosis | No | |||
Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV) | Colorado tick fever (CTF) | No | |||
usually rhinoviruses and coronaviruses | Common cold (Acute viral rhinopharyngitis; Acute coryza) | Cough, runny nose, sneezing, nasal congestion, and a sore throa | Based on symptoms | Supportive care | No |
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) | Fever, cough, loss of taste and smell | Yes | ||
Coxsackie B virus | Coxsackie B virus infection | Fever, headache, sore throat, gastrointestinal distress, extreme fatigue as well as chest and muscle pain | Enterovirus infection is diagnosed mainly via serological tests such as ELISA and from cell culture. | There is no well-accepted treatment for the Coxsackie B group of viruses. | Under research[10] |
PRNP | Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD) | Memory loss, behavioral changes, poor coordination | No | ||
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) | No | |||
Cryptococcus neoformans | Cryptococcosis | Cough, shortness of breath, chest pain and fever | India ink of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) | Intravenous Amphotericin B combined with flucytosine by mouth | No |
Cryptosporidium species | Cryptosporidiosis | Gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms | No | ||
usually Ancylostoma braziliense; multiple other parasites | Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) | No | |||
Cyclospora cayetanensis | Cyclosporiasis | No | |||
Taenia solium | Cysticercosis | No | |||
Cytomegalovirus | Cytomegalovirus infection | Fatigue, swollen glands, fever, sore throat, muscle aches
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Blood and urine tests, biopsy | Cidofovir, foscarnet, ganciclovir, valganciclovir | Under research[11] |
Dengue viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) – Flaviviruses | Dengue fever | Sudden-onset fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a rash | Clinical diagnosis | Treatment depends on the symptoms. | Yes |
Green algae Desmodesmus armatus | Desmodesmus infection | No | |||
Dientamoeba fragilis | Dientamoebiasis | No | |||
Corynebacterium diphtheriae | Diphtheria | fever of 38 °C (100.4 °F) or above; chills; fatigue; bluish skin coloration (cyanosis); sore throat; hoarseness; cough; headache; difficulty swallowing; painful swallowing; difficulty breathing; rapid breathing; foul-smelling and bloodstained nasal discharge; and lymphadenopathy | Laboratory criteria
Toxin demonstration
Clinical criteria
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Metronidazole, Erythromycin, Procaine penicillin G | Yes |
Diphyllobothrium | Diphyllobothriasis | No | |||
Dracunculus medinensis | Dracunculiasis | Burning pain, blister from which worm emerges | No | ||
Eastern equine encephalitis virus | Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) | High fever, muscle pain, altered mental status, headache, meningeal irritation, photophobia, and seizures | Blood tests | Corticosteroids, anticonvulsants, and supportive measures (treating symptoms) | Under research[12] |
Ebolavirus (EBOV) | Ebola hemorrhagic fever | Flu-like symptoms, severe internal and external bleeding | Yes | ||
Echinococcus species | Echinococcosis | No | |||
Ehrlichia species | Ehrlichiosis | Under research[13] | |||
Enterobius vermicularis | Enterobiasis (Pinworm infection) | Anal itching that gets worse at night, disturbed sleep | No | ||
Enterococcus species | Enterococcus infection | No | |||
Enterovirus species | Enterovirus infection | No | |||
Rickettsia prowazekii | Epidemic typhus | No | |||
Parvovirus B19 | Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease) | No | |||
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) | Exanthem subitum (Sixth disease) | No | |||
Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica | Fasciolasis | No | |||
Fasciolopsis buski | Fasciolopsiasis | No | |||
PRNP | Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) | Severe insomnia followed by dementia, hallucinations, and death | No | ||
Filarioidea superfamily | Filariasis | No | |||
Clostridium perfringens | Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens | Diarrhea, vomiting, and fever | Stool test | Supportive care | No |
multiple | Free-living amebic infection | No | |||
Fusobacterium species | Fusobacterium infection | No | |||
usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species | Gas gangrene (Clostridial myonecrosis) | Discoloration, large black blisters, foul odor, pain and numbness | No | ||
Geotrichum candidum | Geotrichosis | No | |||
PRNP | Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS) | No | |||
Giardia lamblia | Giardiasis | Symptoms vary from none to severe diarrhea with poor absorption of nutrients. | Detection of antigens on the surface of organisms in stool | Treatment is not always necessary. If medications are needed, a nitroimidazole medication is used such as metronidazole, tinidazole, secnidazole or ornidazole. | No |
Burkholderia mallei | Glanders | No | |||
Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum | Gnathostomiasis | No | |||
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Gonorrhea | Swelling, itching, pain, and the formation of pus | Gram stain and culture | Ceftriaxone by injection and azithromycin by mouth | Under research[14] |
Klebsiella granulomatis | Granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis) | No | |||
Streptococcus pyogenes | Group A streptococcal infection |
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Culture | Penicillin | No |
Streptococcus agalactiae | Group B streptococcal infection | No | |||
Haemophilus influenzae | Haemophilus influenzae infection | Yes | |||
Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A virus and enterovirus 71 (EV71) | Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) | Fever, rash, small blisters | Under research[15][16] | ||
Sin Nombre virus | Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) | No | |||
Heartland virus | Heartland virus disease | No | |||
Helicobacter pylori | Helicobacter pylori infection | Stomach ulcers | No | ||
Escherichia coli O157:H7, O111 and O104:H4 | Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) | No | |||
Bunyaviridae species | Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) | No | |||
Hendra virus | Hendra virus infection | No | |||
Hepatitis A virus | Hepatitis A | Yes | |||
Hepatitis B virus | Hepatitis B | Yes | |||
Hepatitis C virus | Hepatitis C | Under research[17] | |||
Hepatitis D Virus | Hepatitis D | No | |||
Hepatitis E virus | Hepatitis E | Yes | |||
Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) | Herpes simplex | Blisters on genitalia and lips | No | ||
Histoplasma capsulatum | Histoplasmosis | No | |||
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus | Hookworm infection | Under research[18] | |||
Human bocavirus (HBoV) | Human bocavirus infection | No | |||
Ehrlichia ewingii | Human ewingii ehrlichiosis | No | |||
Anaplasma phagocytophilum | Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) | No | |||
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) | Human metapneumovirus infection | No | |||
Ehrlichia chaffeensis | Human monocytic ehrlichiosis | No | |||
One of the human papillomaviruses | Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection | Warts | Yes | ||
Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV) | Human parainfluenza virus infection | Under research[19][20] | |||
Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 (HTLV-1) | Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 infection | Under research[21][22] | |||
Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta | Hymenolepiasis | No | |||
Epstein–Barr virus (EBV) | Epstein–Barr virus infectious mononucleosis (Mono) | Under research[23] | |||
Orthomyxoviridae species | Influenza (flu) | Under research[24] | |||
Yes | |||||
Isospora belli | Isosporiasis | No | |||
Japanese encephalitis virus | Japanese encephalitis | Yes | |||
unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious | Kawasaki disease | No | |||
multiple | Keratitis | No | |||
Kingella kingae | Kingella kingae infection | No | |||
PRNP | Kuru | Emotional disturbance, tremors, loss of coordination | No | ||
Lassa virus | Lassa fever | No | |||
Legionella pneumophila | Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease) | No | |||
Legionella pneumophila | Pontiac fever | No | |||
Leishmania species | Leishmaniasis | Under research[25] | |||
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis | Leprosy | Numbness, small nodules, deformation of extremities | Under research[26] | ||
Leptospira species | Leptospirosis | Yes | |||
Listeria monocytogenes | Listeriosis | No | |||
Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii | Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) | Under research[27] | |||
Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi | Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) | Severe swelling of extremities, thickened skin | No | ||
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis | No | |||
Plasmodium species | Malaria | Fever, chills, sweating | Yes | ||
Marburg virus | Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) | Under research[28] | |||
Measles virus | Measles | Fever, cough, runny nose, red rash | Yes | ||
Middle East respiratory syndrome–related coronavirus | Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) | Under research[29] | |||
Burkholderia pseudomallei | Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease) | No | |||
multiple | Meningitis | No | |||
Neisseria meningitidis | Meningococcal disease | Yes | |||
usually Metagonimus yokagawai | Metagonimiasis | No | |||
Microsporidia phylum | Microsporidiosis | No | |||
Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) | Molluscum contagiosum (MC) | No | |||
Monkeypox virus | Monkeypox | No | |||
Mumps virus | Mumps | Swelling and inflammation of parotid glands | Yes | ||
Rickettsia typhi | Murine typhus (Endemic typhus) | No | |||
Mycoplasma pneumoniae | Mycoplasma pneumonia | No | |||
Mycoplasma genitalium | Mycoplasma genitalium infection | No | |||
numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma) | Mycetoma | No | |||
parasitic dipterous fly larvae | Myiasis | Boil with larva inside | No | ||
most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum) | No | |||
Nipah virus | Nipah virus infection | Under research[30] | |||
Norovirus | Norovirus | Under research[31] | |||
PRNP | (New) Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD) | No | |||
usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species | Nocardiosis | No | |||
Onchocerca volvulus | Onchocerciasis (River blindness) | Under research[32] | |||
Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus | Opisthorchiasis | No | |||
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis | Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) | No | |||
usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species | Paragonimiasis | No | |||
Pasteurella species | Pasteurellosis | No | |||
Pediculus humanus capitis | Pediculosis capitis (Head lice) | Itching, nits attached to hair | No | ||
Pediculus humanus corporis | Pediculosis corporis (Body lice) | No | |||
Pthirus pubis | Pediculosis pubis (pubic lice, crab lice) | No | |||
multiple | Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | No | |||
Bordetella pertussis | Pertussis (whooping cough) | Severe coughing fits ending in gasps | Yes | ||
Yersinia pestis | Plague | Under research[33] | |||
Streptococcus pneumoniae | Pneumococcal infection | Yes | |||
Pneumocystis jirovecii | Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) | No | |||
multiple | Pneumonia | No | |||
Poliovirus | Poliomyelitis | Yes | |||
Prevotella species | Prevotella infection | No | |||
usually Naegleria fowleri | Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) | No | |||
JC virus | Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy | No | |||
Chlamydophila psittaci | Psittacosis | No | |||
Coxiella burnetii | Q fever | Yes | |||
Rabies virus | Rabies | Yes | |||
Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia recurrentis, and other Borrelia species | Relapsing fever | No | |||
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | Respiratory syncytial virus infection | Under research[34] | |||
Rhinosporidium seeberi | Rhinosporidiosis | No | |||
Rhinovirus | Rhinovirus infection | No | |||
Rickettsia species | Rickettsial infection | No | |||
Rickettsia akari | Rickettsialpox | No | |||
Rift Valley fever virus | Rift Valley fever (RVF) | No | |||
Rickettsia rickettsii | Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) | No | |||
Rotavirus | Rotavirus infection | Yes | |||
Rubella virus | Rubella | Yes | |||
Salmonella species | Salmonellosis | No | |||
SARS coronavirus | Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) | Under research[35] | |||
Sarcoptes scabiei | Scabies | No | |||
Group A Streptococcus species | Scarlet fever | No | |||
Schistosoma species | Schistosomiasis | Under research[36] | |||
multiple | Sepsis | No | |||
Shigella species | Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery) | No | |||
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | Shingles (Herpes zoster) | Yes[37] | |||
Variola major or Variola minor | Smallpox (variola) | Yes | |||
Sporothrix schenckii | Sporotrichosis | No | |||
Staphylococcus species | Staphylococcal food poisoning | No | |||
Staphylococcus species | Staphylococcal infection | No | |||
Strongyloides stercoralis | Strongyloidiasis | No | |||
Measles virus | Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis | Yes | |||
Treponema pallidum | Bejel, Syphilis, and Yaws | Under research[38] | |||
Taenia species | Taeniasis | No | |||
Clostridium tetani | Tetanus (lockjaw) | Yes | |||
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) | Tick-borne encephalitis | Yes | |||
usually Trichophyton species | Tinea barbae (barber's itch) | No | |||
usually Trichophyton tonsurans | Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) | No | |||
usually Trichophyton species | Tinea corporis (ringworm of the body) | No | |||
usually Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes | Tinea cruris (Jock itch) | No | |||
Trichophyton rubrum | (ringworm of the hand) | No | |||
usually Hortaea werneckii | Tinea nigra | No | |||
usually Trichophyton species | Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) | No | |||
usually Trichophyton species | Tinea unguium (onychomycosis) | No | |||
Malassezia species | Tinea versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) | No | |||
Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes | Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) | Under research[39][40] | |||
Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati | Toxocariasis (ocular larva migrans (OLM)) | No | |||
Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati | Toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans (VLM)) | No | |||
Toxoplasma gondii | Toxoplasmosis | No | |||
Chlamydia trachomatis | Trachoma | No | |||
Trichinella spiralis | Trichinosis | No | |||
Trichomonas vaginalis | Trichomoniasis | No | |||
Trichuris trichiura | Trichuriasis (whipworm infection) | No | |||
usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | Yes | |||
Francisella tularensis | Tularemia | Under research[41] | |||
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, serovar typhi | Typhoid fever | Yes | |||
Rickettsia | Typhus fever | No | |||
Ureaplasma urealyticum | Ureaplasma urealyticum infection | No | |||
Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii.[42] | Valley fever | No | |||
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus | Venezuelan equine encephalitis | No | |||
Guanarito virus | Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever | No | |||
Vibrio vulnificus | Vibrio vulnificus infection | No | |||
Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Vibrio parahaemolyticus enteritis | No | |||
multiple viruses | Viral pneumonia | No | |||
West Nile virus | West Nile fever | Under research[43] | |||
Trichosporon beigelii | White piedra (tinea blanca) | No | |||
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection | No | |||
Yersinia enterocolitica | Yersiniosis | No | |||
Yellow fever virus | Yellow fever | Yes | |||
Zeaspora fungus | Zeaspora | No | |||
Zika virus | Zika fever | Under research[44] | |||
Mucorales order (Mucormycosis) and Entomophthorales order (Entomophthoramycosis) | Zygomycosis | No |
See also[]
- List of causes of death by rate, including specific infectious diseases and classes thereof
- Infections associated with diseases
- List of vaccine topics
References[]
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