Adenovirus
pharyngitis; droplet, direct contact (viral)
Epstein-Barr
mononucleus; contact with saliva (viral)
Hepatitis A is transmitted by
fecal-oral route (viral)
Hepatitis B is transmitted by
blood-borne, sexual (viral)
Hepatitis C is transmitted by
blood-borne (viral)
Herpes simplex
cold sores, genital herpes; contact with blister fluid, sexual (viral)
Human immunodeficiency (HIV)
AIDS; bloodborne, sexual (viral)
Human papilloma virus (HPV)
genital warts; sexual (viral)
Influenza
FLU; airborne, droplet (viral)
Measles
measles; airborne, droplet (viral)
Mumps
mumps; airborne droplet, viral
Rabies
rabies; vector (infected animal), (viral)
Rhinovirus
common cold; droplet, contact, fomites (viral)
Varicella-zoster
chickenpox, shingles; airborne, droplet, contact with blister fluid (viral)
Variola major
smallpox; contact, fomites (viral)
Ascaris lumbricoides
roundworm; contact with contaminated soil (parasite)
Cimex parasites
bed bugs; contact with infested bedding or furniture (parasite)
Diphyllobothrium latum
tapeworm; foodborne (raw, infected fish), (parasite)
Enterobius vermicularis
pinworms; fecal-oral (parasite)
Pediculus humans capitis
pediculosis (head lice); contract with infected hair (parasite)
Phthirus pubis
pubic lice ("crabs"); contact with infested pubic hair (parasite)
Sarcoptes scabiei
scabies; contact (parasite)
Candida albicans
candidiasis(thrush, vaginal yeast infection); overgrowth of normal flora, not usually sexual (fungi)
Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton tonsurans (dermatophytes)
ringworm; contact (fungi)
Giardia intestinalis (Giardia lamblia)
giardiasis; fecal-oral (protozoa)
Plasmodium parasites
malaria; vector (mosquito), (protozoa)
Trichinella spiralis
trichinosis; foodborne (undercooked pork), (protozoa)
Trichomonas vaginalis
trichomoniasis, sexual (protozoa)
Bordetella pertussis
whooping cough; airborne (bacteria)
Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease; vector (tick), (bacteria)
Chlamydia trachomatis
chlamdydia; sexual (bacteria)
Clostridium botulinum
botulism; foodborne (bacteria)
Clostridium difficile
colitis; fecal-oral (bacteria)
Clostridium tetani
tetanus; contact through deep cut (bacteria)
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
diphtheria; droplet (bacteria)
Escherichia coli
diarrhea; foodborne (bacteria)
Haemophilus influenzae
pneumonia, epiglottis, meningitis; droplet (bacteria)
Helicobacter pylori
peptic ulcer disease; fecal-oral (bacteria)
Legionella pneumophila
Legionnaries' disease; water aerosol (bacteria)
Listeria monocytogenes
meningitis; droplet (bacteria)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
tuberculosis; airborne, droplet (bacteria)
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
pneumonia; droplet (bacteria)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
gonorrhea; sexual (bacteria)
Neisseria meningitidis
meningitis; droplet (bacteria)
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
hot tub rash;" contaminated water (bacteria)
Rickettsia prowazekii
typhyus; vector (tick), (bacteria)
Rickettsia rickettsii
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, vector (tick), (bacteria)
Staphylococcus aureus
boils, septicemia, pneumonia; airborne, droplet, contact (bacteria)
Staphylococcus pneumoniae
pneumonia; airborne, droplet, contact (bacteria)
Staphylococcus pyogenes
strep throat; rheumatic fever, septicemia (bacteria)
Treponema pallidum
syphillis; sexual (bacteria)
Vibrio cholerae
cholera; fecal-oral, contaminated water (bacteria)
Yersinia pestis
plague; vector (fleas, rodents), (bacteria)