There are 216 entries in this list, though some entries such as 'Common cold' include a number of distinct pathogens.
Disease |
Source of Disease |
Acinetobacter infections |
Acinetobacter baumannii |
Actinomycosis |
Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus |
African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) |
Trypanosoma brucei |
AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) |
HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus) |
Amebiasis |
Entamoeba histolytica |
Anaplasmosis |
Anaplasma species |
Angiostrongyliasis |
Angiostrongylus |
Anisakiasis |
Anisakis |
Anthrax |
Bacillus anthracis |
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection |
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum |
Argentine hemorrhagic fever |
Junin virus |
Ascariasis |
Ascaris lumbricoides |
Aspergillosis |
Aspergillus species |
Astrovirus infection |
Astroviridae family |
Babesiosis |
Babesia species |
Bacillus cereus infection |
Bacillus cereus |
Bacterial pneumonia |
multiple bacteria |
Bacterial vaginosis |
List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota |
Bacteroides infection |
Bacteroides species |
Balantidiasis |
Balantidium coli |
Bartonellosis |
Bartonella |
Baylisascaris infection |
Baylisascaris species |
BK virus infection |
BK virus |
Black piedra |
Piedraia hortae |
Blastocystosis |
Blastocystis species |
Blastomycosis |
Blastomyces dermatitidis |
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever |
Machupo virus |
Botulism (and Infant botulism) |
Clostridium botulinum; Note: Botulism is not an infection by Clostridium botulinum but caused by the intake of botulinum toxin. |
Brazilian hemorrhagic fever |
Sabia |
Brucellosis |
Brucella species |
Bubonic plague |
the bacterial family Enterobacteriaceae |
Burkholderia infection |
usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species |
Buruli ulcer |
Mycobacterium ulcerans |
Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus) |
Caliciviridae family |
Campylobacteriosis |
Campylobacter species |
Candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush) |
usually Candida albicans and other Candida species |
Capillariasis |
Intestinal disease by Capillaria philippinensis, hepatic disease by Capillaria hepatica and pulmonary disease by Capillaria aerophila |
Carrion´s disease |
Bartonella bacilliformis |
Cat-scratch disease |
Bartonella henselae |
Cellulitis |
usually Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus |
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) |
Trypanosoma cruzi |
Chancroid |
Haemophilus ducreyi |
Chickenpox |
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) |
Chikungunya |
Alphavirus |
Chlamydia |
Chlamydia trachomatis |
Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection (Taiwan acute respiratory agent or TWAR) |
Chlamydophila pneumoniae |
Cholera |
Vibrio cholerae |
Chromoblastomycosis |
usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi |
Clonorchiasis |
Clonorchis sinensis |
Clostridium difficile infection |
Clostridium difficile |
Coccidioidomycosis |
Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii |
Colorado tick fever (CTF) |
Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV) |
Common cold (Acute viral rhinopharyngitis; Acute coryza) |
usually rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. |
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) |
PRNP |
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) |
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus |
Cryptococcosis |
Cryptococcus neoformans |
Cryptosporidiosis |
Cryptosporidium species |
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM) |
usually Ancylostoma braziliense; multiple other parasites |
Cyclosporiasis |
Cyclospora cayetanensis |
Cysticercosis |
Taenia solium |
Cytomegalovirus infection |
Cytomegalovirus |
Dengue fever |
Dengue viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) – Flaviviruses |
Desmodesmus infection |
Green algae Desmodesmus armatus |
Dientamoebiasis |
Dientamoeba fragilis |
Diphtheria |
Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
Diphyllobothriasis |
Diphyllobothrium |
Dracunculiasis |
Dracunculus medinensis |
Ebola hemorrhagic fever |
Ebolavirus (EBOV) |
Echinococcosis |
Echinococcus species |
Ehrlichiosis |
Ehrlichia species |
Enterobiasis (Pinworm infection) |
Enterobius vermicularis |
Enterococcus infection |
Enterococcus species |
Enterovirus infection |
Enterovirus species |
Epidemic typhus |
Rickettsia prowazekii |
Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease) |
Parvovirus B19 |
Exanthem subitum (Sixth disease) |
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7) |
Fasciolasis |
Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica |
Fasciolopsiasis |
Fasciolopsis buski |
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI) |
PRNP |
Filariasis |
Filarioidea superfamily |
Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens |
Clostridium perfringens |
Free-living amebic infection |
multiple |
Fusobacterium infection |
Fusobacterium species |
Gas gangrene (Clostridial myonecrosis) |
usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species |
Geotrichosis |
Geotrichum candidum |
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS) |
PRNP |
Giardiasis |
Giardia lamblia |
Glanders |
Burkholderia mallei |
Gnathostomiasis |
Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum |
Gonorrhea |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
Granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis) |
Klebsiella granulomatis |
Group A streptococcal infection |
Streptococcus pyogenes |
Group B streptococcal infection |
Streptococcus agalactiae |
Haemophilus influenzae infection |
Haemophilus influenzae |
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) |
Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV71) |
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS) |
Sin Nombre virus |
Heartland virus disease |
Heartland virus |
Helicobacter pylori infection |
Helicobacter pylori |
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS) |
Escherichia coli O157:H7, O111 and O104:H4 |
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) |
Bunyaviridae family |
Hepatitis A |
Hepatitis A virus |
Hepatitis B |
Hepatitis B virus |
Hepatitis C |
Hepatitis C virus |
Hepatitis D |
Hepatitis D Virus |
Hepatitis E |
Hepatitis E virus |
Herpes simplex |
Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2) |
Histoplasmosis |
Histoplasma capsulatum |
Hookworm infection |
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus |
Human bocavirus infection |
Human bocavirus (HBoV) |
Human ewingii ehrlichiosis |
Ehrlichia ewingii |
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) |
Anaplasma phagocytophilum |
Human metapneumovirus infection |
Human metapneumovirus (hMPV) |
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis |
Ehrlichia chaffeensis |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection |
Human papillomavirus (HPV) |
Human parainfluenza virus infection |
Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV) |
Hymenolepiasis |
Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta |
Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono) |
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) |
Influenza (flu) |
Orthomyxoviridae family |
Isosporiasis |
Isospora belli |
Kawasaki disease |
unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious |
Keratitis |
multiple |
Kingella kingae infection |
Kingella kingae |
Kuru |
PRNP |
Lassa fever |
Lassa virus |
Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease) |
Legionella pneumophila |
Legionellosis (Pontiac fever) |
Legionella pneumophila |
Leishmaniasis |
Leishmania species |
Leprosy |
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis |
Leptospirosis |
Leptospira species |
Listeriosis |
Listeria monocytogenes |
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) |
Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii |
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) |
Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi |
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis |
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) |
Malaria |
Plasmodium species |
Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) |
Marburg virus |
Measles |
Measles virus |
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) |
Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus |
Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease) |
Burkholderia pseudomallei |
Meningitis |
multiple |
Meningococcal disease |
Neisseria meningitidis |
Metagonimiasis |
usually Metagonimus yokagawai |
Microsporidiosis |
Microsporidia phylum |
Molluscum contagiosum (MC) |
Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) |
Monkeypox |
Monkeypox virus |
Mumps |
Mumps virus |
Murine typhus (Endemic typhus) |
Rickettsia typhi |
Mycoplasma pneumonia |
Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
Mycetoma (disambiguation) |
numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma) |
Myiasis |
parasitic dipterous fly larvae |
Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum) |
most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae |
(New) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD) |
PRNP |
Nocardiosis |
usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species |
Onchocerciasis (River blindness) |
Onchocerca volvulus |
Opisthorchiasis |
Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus |
Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) |
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis |
Paragonimiasis |
usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species |
Pasteurellosis |
Pasteurella species |
Pediculosis capitis (Head lice) |
Pediculus humanus capitis |
Pediculosis corporis (Body lice) |
Pediculus humanus corporis |
Pediculosis pubis (Pubic lice, Crab lice) |
Phthirus pubis |
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) |
multiple |
Pertussis (Whooping cough) |
Bordetella pertussis |
Plague |
Yersinia pestis |
Pneumococcal infection |
Streptococcus pneumoniae |
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) |
Pneumocystis jirovecii |
Pneumonia |
multiple |
Poliomyelitis |
Poliovirus |
Prevotella infection |
Prevotella species |
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) |
usually Naegleria fowleri |
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 |
Sepsis |
multiple |
Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery) |
Shigella species |
Shingles (Herpes zoster) |
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 |
Tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot) |
usually Trichophyton species |
Tinea unguium (Onychomycosis) |
usually Trichophyton species |
Tinea versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor) |
Malassezia species |
Toxocariasis (Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM)) |
Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati |
Toxocariasis (Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM)) |
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) |
Trichosporon beigelii |
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection |
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis |
Yersiniosis |
Yersinia enterocolitica |
Yellow fever |
Yellow fever virus |
Zygomycosis |
Mucorales order (Mucormycosis) and Entomophthorales order (Entomophthoramycosis) |