| Disease
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Source of Disease
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| San Pablo disease???, 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 trypanosomiasis, African sleeping sickness
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Trypanosoma brucei
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| AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency 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 species
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| angiostrongyliasis
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Angiostrongylus
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| anisakiasis
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Anisakis
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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
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Aspergillus species
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| Astrovirus infection
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Astroviridae family
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| babesiosis
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Babesia species
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| Bacillus cereus infection
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Bacillus cereus
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| Bacterial pneumonia
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multiple bacteria
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| bacterial vaginosis
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w:List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota
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| Bacteroides infection
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Bacteroides species
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| balantidiasis
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Balantidium coli
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| bartonellosis
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Bartonella
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| Baylisascaris infection
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Baylisascaris species
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| BK virus infection
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BK virus
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| black piedra
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Piedraia hortae
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| blastocystosis
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Blastocystis species
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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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| 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 species
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| bubonic plague
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the bacterial family Enterobacteriaceae
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| Burkholderia infection
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usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species
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| Buruli ulcer
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Mycobacterium ulcerans
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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 species
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| candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush)
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usually Candida albicans and other Candida species
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| capillariasis
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Intestinal disease by Capillaria philippinensis, hepatic disease by Capillaria hepatica and pulmonary disease by Capillaria aerophila
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| Carrion's disease
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Bartonella bacilliformis
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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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| chikungunya
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Alphavirus
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| chlamydia
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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| Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection (Taiwan acute respiratory agent or TWAR)
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae
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| cholera
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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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PRNP
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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 species
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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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| Desmodesmus infection
|
green algae Desmodesmus armatus
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| dientamoebiasis
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Dientamoeba fragilis
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| diphtheria
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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 species
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| ehrlichiosis
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Ehrlichia species
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| enterobiasis (pinworm infection)
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Enterobius vermicularis
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| Enterococcus infection
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Enterococcus species
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| Enterovirus infection
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Enterovirus species
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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, Erythroparvovirus
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| Exanthem subitum (sixth disease)
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Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)
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| fasciolasis
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Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica
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| fasciolopsiasis
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Fasciolopsis buski
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| fatal familial insomnia (FFI)
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PRNP
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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 species
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| gas gangrene (clostridial myonecrosis, myonecrosis)
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usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species
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| geotrichosis
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Geotrichum candidum
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| Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS)
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PRNP
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| giardiasis
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Giardia lamblia
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| glanders
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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)
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Sin Nombre virus
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| heartland virus disease
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Heartland 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, O111 and O104:H4
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| hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
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Bunyaviridae family
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| hepatitis A
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Hepatitis A virus
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| hepatitis B
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Hepatitis B virus
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| hepatitis C
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Hepatitis C virus
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| hepatitis D
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Hepatitis D virus
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| hepatitis E
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Hepatitis E virus
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| herpes simplex
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Herpes simplex virus (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
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| histoplasmosis
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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
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Ehrlichia ewingii
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| human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)
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Anaplasma phagocytophilum
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| Human metapneumovirus infection
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Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)
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| human monocytic ehrlichiosis
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Ehrlichia chaffeensis
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| Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
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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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| infectious mononucleosis Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis (mono)
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Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
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| influenza (flu)
|
Orthomyxoviridae family
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| isosporiasis
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Isospora belli
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| Kawasaki disease
|
unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious
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| keratitis
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multiple
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| Kingella kingae infection
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Kingella kingae
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| Kuru
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PRNP
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| lassa fever
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Lassa virus
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| legionellosis (legionnaires' disease)
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Legionella pneumophila
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| legionellosis (Pontiac fever)
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Legionella pneumophila
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| leishmaniasis
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Leishmania species
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| leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
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| leptospirosis
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Leptospira species
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| listeriosis
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Listeria monocytogenes
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| Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
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Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii
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| lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis)
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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 species
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| Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF)
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Marburg virus
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| measles
|
Measles virus
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| Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
|
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
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| melioidosis (Whitmore's disease)
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Burkholderia pseudomallei
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| meningitis
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multiple
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| meningococcal disease
|
Neisseria meningitidis
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| metagonimiasis
|
usually Metagonimus yokagawai
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| microsporidiosis
|
Microsporidia phylum
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| Molluscum contagiosum (MC)
|
Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)
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| monkeypox
|
Monkeypox virus
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| mumps
|
Mumps virus
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| murine typhus (Endemic typhus)
|
Rickettsia typhi
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| mycoplasma pneumonia
|
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
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| 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)
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most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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| (New) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD)
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PRNP
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| nocardiosis
|
usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species
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| onchocerciasis (River blindness)
|
Onchocerca volvulus
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| opisthorchiasis
|
Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus
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| paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis)
|
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
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| paragonimiasis
|
usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species
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| pasteurellosis
|
Pasteurella species
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| Pediculosis capitis (Head lice)
|
Head louse Pediculus humanus capitis
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| pediculosis corporis (Body lice)
|
Body louse Pediculus humanus corporis
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| pediculosis pubis (Pubic lice, Crab lice)
|
crab louse Phthirus pubis
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| 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 species
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| primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
|
usually Naegleria fowleri
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| progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
|
JC virus
|
| psittacosis
|
Chlamydophila psittaci
|
| Q fever
|
Coxiella burnetii
|
| rabies
|
Rabies virus
|
| relapsing fever
|
Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia recurrentis, and other Borrelia species
|
| respiratory syncytial virus infection
|
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
|
| rhinosporidiosis
|
Rhinosporidium seeberi
|
| Rhinovirus infection
|
Rhinovirus
|
| Rickettsial infection
|
Rickettsia species
|
| 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 species
|
| SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
|
SARS coronavirus
|
| scabies
|
Sarcoptes scabiei
|
| schistosomiasis
|
Schistosoma species
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| sepsis
|
multiple
|
| shigellosis (bacillary dysentery)
|
Shigella species
|
| Herpes zoster shingles
|
Varicella zoster virus VZV)
|
| smallpox (variola)
|
Variola major or Variola minor
|
| sporotrichosis
|
Sporothrix schenckii
|
| staphylococcal food poisoning
|
Staphylococcus species
|
| staphylococcal infection
|
Staphylococcus species
|
| strongyloidiasis
|
Strongyloides stercoralis
|
| subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
|
Measles virus
|
| syphilis
|
Treponema pallidum
|
| taeniasis
|
Taenia species
|
| tetanus (lockjaw)
|
Clostridium tetani
|
| tinea barbae (barber's itch)
|
usually Trichophyton species
|
| tinea capitis (Ringworm of the Scalp)
|
usually Trichophyton tonsurans
|
| tinea corporis (Ringworm of the Body)
|
usually Trichophyton species
|
| tinea cruris (jock itch)
|
usually Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
|
| tinea manum (ringworm of the Hand)
|
Trichophyton rubrum
|
| tinea nigra
|
usually Hortaea werneckii
|
| athlete’s foot, tinea pedis
|
usually Trichophyton species
|
| onychomycosis tinea unguium
|
usually Trichophyton species
|
| Tinea versicolor (pityriasis versicolor)
|
Malassezia species
|
| toxocariasis (ocular larva ligrans (OLM))
|
Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
|
| toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans (VLM)), larva migrans
|
Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
|
| trachoma
|
Chlamydia trachomatis
|
| toxoplasmosis
|
Toxoplasma gondii
|
| trichinosis
|
Trichinella spiralis
|
| trichomoniasis
|
Trichomonas vaginalis
|
| trichuriasis (whipworm infection)
|
Trichuris trichiura
|
| tuberculosis
|
usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis
|
| tularemia
|
Francisella tularensis
|
| typhoid fever
|
Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica serovar typhi
|
| typhus fever
|
Rickettsia
|
| Ureaplasma urealyticum infection
|
Ureaplasma urealyticum
|
| valley fever
|
Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii.[1]
|
| Venezuelan equine encephalitis
|
Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
|
| Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever
|
Guanarito virus
|
| Vibrio vulnificus infection
|
Vibrio vulnificus
|
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus enteritis
|
Vibrio parahaemolyticus
|
| viral pneumonia
|
multiple viruses
|
| West Nile fever
|
West Nile virus
|
| white piedra (Tinea blanca/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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