Etiological Agents – Flashcards
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| Anthrax |
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| Bacillus anthracis |
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| Cholera |
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| Vibrio cholerae |
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| Botulism |
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| Clostridium botulinum |
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| Toxic Shock Syndrome |
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| Staphylococcus aureus |
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| Tetanus |
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| Clostridium tetani |
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| Leprosy |
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| Mycobacterium leprae |
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| Tuberculosis |
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| Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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| Pneumonia |
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| Streptococcus pneumoniae |
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| Chlamydia |
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| Chlamydia trachomatis |
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| Gonorrhea |
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| Neisserita gonorrhoeae |
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| Bubonic Plague |
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| Yersinia pestis |
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| Scrub Typhus |
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| Orientici tsugamushi |
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| Tularemia |
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| Francisella tularenis |
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| Lyme Disease |
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| Borrelia burgdorferi |
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| Gastric Ulcers |
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| Helicobacter pylori |
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| Legionaires Disease |
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| Legionella pneumophila |
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| Rheumatic Fever |
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| Streptococcus pyogenes |
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| Whooping Cough |
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| Bordetella pertussis |
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| Bacterial Meningitis |
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| Neisseria meningitidis |
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| Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever |
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| Rickettsia rickettsii |
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| Gas Gangrene |
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| Clostridium perfringens |
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| Typhoid Fever |
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| Salmonella typhi |
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| Dysentery from exposure to food, fingers, feces, and flies. These live in the gut. |
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| Shigella dysenteriae |
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| Food Poisoning |
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| Campylorbacter jejuni |
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| Epiglottitis |
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Haemophilus influenzae Note: This bacteria DOES NOT CAUSE INFLUENZA |
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| Diphtheria |
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| Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
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| Urinary Tract Infection |
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| Escherichia coli |
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| Syphilis |
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| Treponema pallidum |
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| Listerosis |
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| Lysteria monocytogenes |
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| Fever (via tick bite) |
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| Borrelia recurretis |
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| Epidemic Typhus |
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| Rickettsia prowazekii |
