NHA2.0 Ch. 8: Common Pathogens

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)