Human Pathogens

Yersinia pestis

bubonic plague
bacteria

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

causes tuberculosis
bacteria

Bacillus anthracis

causes anthrax
bacteria

Treponema pallidum

syphilis
bacteria

Streptococcus pyogenes

Strep throat, impetigo, necrotizing faciitis
bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA, VRSA)

Skin infections, meningitis, toxic shock syndrome
bacteria

Haemophilus influenzae

meningitis
bacteria

Rickettsia rickettsii

Rocky Mountain spotted fever
via tick bites
bacteria

Borellia burgdorferi

Lyme disease
transmitted by ticks
bacteria

Escherichia coli

Gastroenteritis, Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
bacteria

Clostridium botulinum

produces botulinum toxins which cause botulism
bacteria

Legionella pneumophila

causes pneumonia
bacteria

Mycobacterium leprae

causes leprosy
latent bacteria

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Skin infections, colonization of lungs in Cystic Fibrosis patients
bacteria

Salmonella enterica

causes diarrhea
bacteria

Porphyromonas gingivitis

periodontitis
bacteria

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

periodontitis
bacteria

Chlamydia trachomatis

cause Chlamydia
bacteria

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

causes Diptheria
bacteria

Listeria monocytogenes

causes listeriosis
bacteria

Gardnerella vaginalis

Bacterial Vaginosis
bacteria

Propionibacterium acnes

acne
bacteria

Vibrio cholerae

cholera
bacteria

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

gonorrhea
bacteria

Hepatitis C

Hepatitis (liver disease)
virus

small pox

small pox
virus

Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

genital warts, cervical cancer
virus

Influenza virus

Flu

HIV

AIDS
virus

Coxiella burnetii

Q Fever
bacteria

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Pneumoniae, Meningitis, Sepsis
bacteria

Haemophilus ducreyi

Chancroids (STD)
Bacteria

Helicobacter pylori

ulcers
bacteria

Neisseria meningitidis

meningitis
bacteria

Measles

Measles(Rubeola)
Virus

Rubella

Rubella
virus

Fifth disease

fifth disease
virus

Varicella Zoster Virus

Chicken pox
Shingles (after extended latent period)
virus

HSV-1

cold sores
virus

HSV-2

genital herpes
virus

Poliovirus

polio
virus

Clostridium perfringens

gangrene
bacteria

ebola virus

ebola
virus

Plasmodium falciparum

malaria
eukaryotic

Candida albicans

Yeast infections and thrush
eukaryotic