| Disease
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Causative Agent (Bacteria, Virus, or other organism/agent)
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| Acinetobacter infections
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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| Actinomycosis
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Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus
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| African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)
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Trypanosoma brucei
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| AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)
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HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
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| Amebiasis
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Entamoeba histolytica
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| Anaplasmosis
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Anaplasma genus
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| Anthrax
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Bacillus anthracis
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| Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection
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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
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| Argentine hemorrhagic fever
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Junin virus
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| Ascariasis
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Ascaris lumbricoides
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| Aspergillosis
|
Aspergillus genus
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| Astrovirus infection
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Astroviridae family
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| Babesiosis
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Babesia genus
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| Bacillus cereus infection
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Bacillus cereus
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| Bacterial pneumonia
|
multiple bacteria
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| Bacterial vaginosis (BV)
|
multiple bacteria
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| Bacteroides infection
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Bacteroides genus
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| Balantidiasis
|
Balantidium coli
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| Baylisascaris infection
|
Baylisascaris genus
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| BK virus infection
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BK virus
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| Black piedra
|
Piedraia hortae
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| Blastocystis hominis infection
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Blastocystis hominis
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| Blastomycosis
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Blastomyces dermatitidis
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| Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
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Machupo virus
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| Borrelia infection
|
Borrelia genus
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| Botulism (and Infant botulism)
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Clostridium botulinum; Note: Botulism is not an infection by Clostridium botulinum but caused by the intake of botulinum toxin.
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| Brazilian hemorrhagic fever
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Sabia
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| Brucellosis
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Brucella genus
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| Burkholderia infection
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usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species
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| Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus)
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Caliciviridae family
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| Campylobacteriosis
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Campylobacter genus
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| Candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush)
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Candida albicans and other Candida species
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| Cat-scratch disease
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Bartonella henselae
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| Cellulitis
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usually Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus
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| Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis)
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Trypanosoma cruzi
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| Chancroid
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Haemophilus ducreyi
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| Chickenpox
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Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
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| Chlamydia
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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| Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Chlamydophila Psittaci
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| Cholera
|
Vibrio cholerae
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| Chromoblastomycosis
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usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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| Clonorchiasis
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Clonorchis sinensis
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| Clostridium difficile infection
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Clostridium difficile
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| Coccidioidomycosis
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Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii
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| Colorado tick fever (CTF)
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Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV)
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| Common cold (Acute viral rhinopharyngitis; Acute coryza)
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usually rhinoviruses and coronaviruses.
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| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
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CJD prion
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| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
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| Cryptococcosis
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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| Cryptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidium genus
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| Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM)
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usually Ancylostoma braziliense; multiple other parasites
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| Cyclosporiasis
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Cyclospora cayetanensis
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| Cysticercosis
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Taenia solium
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| Cytomegalovirus infection
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Cytomegalovirus
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| Dengue fever
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Dengue viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) – Flaviviruses
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| Dientamoebiasis
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Dientamoeba fragilis
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| Diphtheria
|
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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| Diphyllobothriasis
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Diphyllobothrium
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| Dracunculiasis
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Dracunculus medinensis
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| Ebola hemorrhagic fever
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Ebolavirus (EBOV)
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| Echinococcosis
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Echinococcus genus
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| Ehrlichiosis
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Ehrlichia genus
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| Enterobiasis (Pinworm infection)
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Enterobius vermicularis
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| Enterococcus infection
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Enterococcus genus
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| Enterovirus infection
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Enterovirus genus
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| Epidemic typhus
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Rickettsia prowazekii
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| Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease)
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Parvovirus B19
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| Exanthem subitum
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Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)
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| Fasciolopsiasis
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Fasciolopsis buski
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| Fasciolosis
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Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica
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| Fatal familial insomnia (FFI)
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FFI prion
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| Filariasis
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Filarioidea superfamily
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| Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens
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Clostridium perfringens
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| Free-living amebic infection
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multiple
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| Fusobacterium infection
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Fusobacterium genus
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| Gas gangrene (Clostridial myonecrosis)
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usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species
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| Geotrichosis
|
Geotrichum candidum
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| Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS)
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GSS prion
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| Giardiasis
|
Giardia intestinalis
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| Glanders
|
Burkholderia mallei
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| Gnathostomiasis
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Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum
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| Gonorrhea
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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| Granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis)
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Klebsiella granulomatis
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| Group A streptococcal infection
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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| Group B streptococcal infection
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Streptococcus agalactiae
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| Haemophilus influenzae infection
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Haemophilus influenzae
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| Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)
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Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV71)
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| Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
|
Sin Nombre virus
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| Helicobacter pylori infection
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Helicobacter pylori
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| Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)
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Escherichia coli O157:H7
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| Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
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Bunyaviridae family
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| Hepatitis A
|
Hepatitis A Virus
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| Hepatitis B
|
Hepatitis B Virus
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| Hepatitis C
|
Hepatitis C Virus
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| Hepatitis D
|
Hepatitis D Virus
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| Hepatitis E
|
Hepatitis E Virus
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| Herpes simplex
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Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
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| Histoplasmosis
|
Histoplasma capsulatum
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| Hookworm infection
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Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
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| Human bocavirus infection
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Human bocavirus (HBoV)
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| Human ewingii ehrlichiosis
|
Ehrlichia ewingii
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| Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)
|
Anaplasma phagocytophilum
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| Human metapneumovirus infection
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Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)
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| Human monocytic ehrlichiosis
|
Ehrlichia chaffeensis
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| Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
|
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
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| Human parainfluenza virus infection
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Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV)
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| Hymenolepiasis
|
Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta
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| Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono)
|
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
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| Influenza (flu)
|
Orthomyxoviridae family
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| Isosporiasis
|
Isospora belli
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| Kawasaki disease
|
unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious
|
| Keratitis
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multiple
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| Kingella kingae infection
|
Kingella kingae
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| Kuru
|
Kuru prion
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| Lassa fever
|
Lassa virus
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| Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)
|
Legionella pneumophila
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| Legionellosis (Pontiac fever)
|
Legionella pneumophila
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| Leishmaniasis
|
Leishmania genus
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| Leprosy
|
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
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| Leptospirosis
|
Leptospira genus
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| Listeriosis
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Listeria monocytogenes
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| Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
|
usually Borrelia burgdorferi and other Borrelia species
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| Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)
|
Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi
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| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
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Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
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| Malaria
|
Plasmodium genus
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| Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF)
|
Marburg virus
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| Measles
|
Measles virus
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| Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease)
|
Burkholderia pseudomallei
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| Meningitis
|
multiple
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| Meningococcal disease
|
Neisseria meningitidis
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| Metagonimiasis
|
usually Metagonimus yokagawai
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| Microsporidiosis
|
Microsporidia phylum
|
| Molluscum contagiosum (MC)
|
Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)
|
| Mumps
|
Mumps virus
|
| Murine typhus (Endemic typhus)
|
Rickettsia typhi
|
| Mycoplasma pneumonia
|
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
|
| Mycetoma
|
numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma)
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| Myiasis
|
parasitic dipterous fly larvae
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| Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum)
|
most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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| (New) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD)
|
vCJD prion
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| Nocardiosis
|
usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species
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| COVID-19
|
Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)
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| Onchocerciasis (River blindness)
|
Onchocerca volvulus
|
| Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis)
|
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
|
| Paragonimiasis
|
usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species
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| Pasteurellosis
|
Pasteurella genus
|
| Pediculosis capitis (Head lice)
|
Pediculus humanus capitis
|
| Pediculosis corporis (Body lice)
|
Onchocerca volvulus
|
| Pediculosis pubis (Pubic lice, Crab lice)
|
Phthirus pubis
|
| Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
|
multiple
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| Pertussis (Whooping cough)
|
Bordetella pertussis
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| Plague
|
Yersinia pestis
|
| Pneumococcal infection
|
Streptococcus pneumoniae
|
| Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
|
Pneumocystis jirovecii
|
| Pneumonia
|
multiple
|
| Poliomyelitis
|
Poliovirus
|
| Prevotella infection
|
Prevotella genus
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| Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
|
usually Naegleria fowleri
|
| Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
|
JC virus
|
| Psittacosis
|
Chlamydophila psittaci
|
| Q fever
|
Coxiella burnetii
|
| Rabies
|
Rabies virus
|
| Rat-bite fever
|
Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus
|
| Respiratory syncytial virus infection
|
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
|
| Rhinosporidiosis
|
Rhinosporidium seeberi
|
| Rhinovirus infection
|
Rhinovirus
|
| Rickettsial infection
|
Rickettsia genus
|
| Rickettsialpox
|
Rickettsia akari
|
| Rift Valley fever (RVF)
|
Rift Valley fever virus
|
| Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
|
Rickettsia rickettsii
|
| Rotavirus infection
|
Rotavirus
|
| Rubella
|
Rubella virus
|
| Salmonellosis
|
Salmonella genus
|
| SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
|
SARS coronavirus
|
| Scabies
|
Sarcoptes scabiei
|
| Schistosomiasis
|
Schistosoma genus
|
| Sepsis
|
multiple
|
| Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery)
|
Shigella genus
|
| Shingles (Herpes zoster)
|
Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
|
| Smallpox (Variola)
|
Variola major or Variola minor
|
| Sporotrichosis
|
Sporothrix schenckii
|
| Staphylococcal food poisoning
|
Staphylococcus genus
|
| Staphylococcal infection
|
Staphylococcus genus
|
| Strongyloidiasis
|
Strongyloides stercoralis
|
| Syphilis
|
Treponema pallidum
|
| Taeniasis
|
Taenia genus
|
| Tetanus (Lockjaw)
|
Clostridium tetani
|
| Tinea barbae (Barber's itch)
|
usually Trichophyton genus
|
| Tinea capitis (Ringworm of the Scalp)
|
usually Trichophyton tonsurans
|
| Tinea corporis (Ringworm of the Body)
|
usually Trichophyton genus
|
| Tinea cruris (Jock itch)
|
usually Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
|
| Tinea manuum (Ringworm of the Hand)
|
Trichophyton rubrum
|
| Tinea nigra
|
usually Hortaea werneckii
|
| Tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot)
|
usually Trichophyton genus
|
| Tinea unguium (Onychomycosis)
|
usually Trichophyton genus
|
| Tinea versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor)
|
Malassezia genus
|
| Toxocariasis (Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM))
|
Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
|
| Toxocariasis (Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM))
|
Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
|
| Toxoplasmosis
|
Toxoplasma gondii
|
| Trichinellosis
|
Trichinella spiralis
|
| Trichomoniasis
|
Trichomonas vaginalis
|
| Trichuriasis (Whipworm infection)
|
Trichuris trichiura
|
| Tuberculosis
|
usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis
|
| Tularemia
|
Francisella tularensis
|
| Ureaplasma urealyticum infection
|
Ureaplasma urealyticum
|
| Venezuelan equine encephalitis
|
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
|
| Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever
|
Guanarito virus
|
| Viral pneumonia
|
multiple viruses
|
| West Nile Fever
|
West Nile virus
|
| White piedra (Tinea blanca)
|
Trichosporon beigelii
|
| Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection
|
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
|
| Yersiniosis
|
Yersinia enterocolitica
|
| Yellow fever
|
Yellow fever virus
|
| Zygomycosis
|
Mucorales order (Mucormycosis) and Entomophthorales order (Entomophthoramycosis)
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