| Infectious agent
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Common name
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| Acinetobacter baumannii
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Acinetobacter infections
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| Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus
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Actinomycosis
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| Trypanosoma brucei
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African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)
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| HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
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AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)
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| Entamoeba histolytica
|
Amoebiasis
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| Anaplasma species
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Anaplasmosis
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| Angiostrongylus
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Angiostrongyliasis
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| Anisakis
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Anisakiasis
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| Bacillus anthracis
|
Anthrax
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| Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
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Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection
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| Junin virus
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Argentine hemorrhagic fever
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| Ascaris lumbricoides
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Ascariasis
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| Aspergillus species
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Aspergillosis
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| Astroviridae species
|
Astrovirus infection
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| Babesia species
|
Babesiosis
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| Bacillus cereus
|
Bacillus cereus infection
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| multiple bacteria
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Bacterial meningitis
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| multiple bacteria
|
Bacterial pneumonia
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| List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota
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Bacterial vaginosis
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| Bacteroides species
|
Bacteroides infection
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| Balantidium coli
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Balantidiasis
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| Bartonella
|
Bartonellosis
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| Baylisascaris species
|
Baylisascaris infection
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| BK virus
|
BK virus infection
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| Piedraia hortae
|
Black piedra
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| Blastocystis species
|
Blastocystosis
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| Blastomyces dermatitidis
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Blastomycosis
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| Machupo virus
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Bolivian hemorrhagic fever
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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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Botulism (and Infant botulism)
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| Sabiá virus
|
Brazilian hemorrhagic fever
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| Brucella species
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Brucellosis
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| Yersinia pestis
|
Bubonic plague
|
| usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species
|
Burkholderia infection
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| Mycobacterium ulcerans
|
Buruli ulcer
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| Caliciviridae species
|
Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus)
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| Campylobacter species
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Campylobacteriosis
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| usually Candida albicans and other Candida species
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Candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush)
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| Intestinal disease by Capillaria philippinensis, hepatic disease by Capillaria hepatica and pulmonary disease by Capillaria aerophila
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Capillariasis
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| Bartonella bacilliformis
|
Carrion's disease
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| Bartonella henselae
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Cat-scratch disease
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| usually Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus
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Cellulitis
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| Trypanosoma cruzi
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Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis)
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| Haemophilus ducreyi
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Chancroid
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| Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
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Chickenpox
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| Alphavirus
|
Chikungunya
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| Chlamydia trachomatis
|
Chlamydia
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| Chlamydophila pneumoniae
|
Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection (Taiwan acute respiratory agent or TWAR)
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| Vibrio cholerae
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Cholera
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| usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi
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Chromoblastomycosis
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| Batrachochytrium dendrabatidis
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Chytridiomycosis
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| Clonorchis sinensis
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Clonorchiasis
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| Clostridium difficile
|
Clostridium difficile colitis
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| Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii
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Coccidioidomycosis
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| Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV)
|
Colorado tick fever (CTF)
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| usually rhinoviruses and coronaviruses
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Common cold (Acute viral rhinopharyngitis; Acute coryza)
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| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
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| PRNP
|
Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (CJD)
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| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
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Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)
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| Cryptococcus neoformans
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Cryptococcosis
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| Cryptosporidium species
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Cryptosporidiosis
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| usually Ancylostoma braziliense; multiple other parasites
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Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM)
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| Cyclospora cayetanensis
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Cyclosporiasis
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| Taenia solium
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Cysticercosis
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| Cytomegalovirus
|
Cytomegalovirus infection
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| Dengue viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) – Flaviviruses
|
Dengue fever
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| Green algae Desmodesmus armatus
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Desmodesmus infection
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| Dientamoeba fragilis
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Dientamoebiasis
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| Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Diphtheria
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| Diphyllobothrium
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Diphyllobothriasis
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| Dracunculus medinensis
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Dracunculiasis
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| Ebolavirus (EBOV)
|
Ebola hemorrhagic fever
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| Echinococcus species
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Echinococcosis
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| Ehrlichia species
|
Ehrlichiosis
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| Enterobius vermicularis
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Enterobiasis (Pinworm infection)
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| Enterococcus species
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Enterococcus infection
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| Enterovirus species
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Enterovirus infection
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| Rickettsia prowazekii
|
Epidemic typhus
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| Parvovirus B19
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Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease)
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| Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)
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Exanthem subitum (Sixth disease)
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| Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica
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Fasciolasis
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| Fasciolopsis buski
|
Fasciolopsiasis
|
| PRNP
|
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI)
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| Filarioidea superfamily
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Filariasis
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| Clostridium perfringens
|
Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens
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| multiple
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Free-living amebic infection
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| Fusobacterium species
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Fusobacterium infection
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| usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species
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Gas gangrene (Clostridial myonecrosis)
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| Geotrichum candidum
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Geotrichosis
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| PRNP
|
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS)
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| Giardia lamblia
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Giardiasis
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| Burkholderia mallei
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Glanders
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| Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum
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Gnathostomiasis
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| Neisseria gonorrhoeae
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Gonorrhea
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| Klebsiella granulomatis
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Granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis)
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| Streptococcus pyogenes
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Group A streptococcal infection
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| Streptococcus agalactiae
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Group B streptococcal infection
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| Haemophilus influenzae
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Haemophilus influenzae infection
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| Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A virus and enterovirus 71 (EV71)
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Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)
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| Sin Nombre virus
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Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)
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| Heartland virus
|
Heartland virus disease
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| Helicobacter pylori
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Helicobacter pylori infection
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| Escherichia coli O157:H7, O111 and O104:H4
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Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)
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| Bunyaviridae species
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Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)
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| Hendra virus
|
Hendra virus infection
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| Hepatitis A virus
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Hepatitis A
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| Hepatitis B virus
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Hepatitis B
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| Hepatitis C virus
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Hepatitis C
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| Hepatitis D Virus
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Hepatitis D
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| Hepatitis E virus
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Hepatitis E
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| Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
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Herpes simplex
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| Histoplasma capsulatum
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Histoplasmosis
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| Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
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Hookworm infection
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| Human bocavirus (HBoV)
|
Human bocavirus infection
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| Ehrlichia ewingii
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Human ewingii ehrlichiosis
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| Anaplasma phagocytophilum
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Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)
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| Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)
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Human metapneumovirus infection
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| Ehrlichia chaffeensis
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Human monocytic ehrlichiosis
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| One of the human papillomaviruses
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection
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| Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV)
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Human parainfluenza virus infection
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| Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta
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Hymenolepiasis
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| Epstein–Barr virus (EBV)
|
Epstein–Barr virus infectious mononucleosis (Mono)
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| Orthomyxoviridae species
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Influenza (flu)
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| Isospora belli
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Isosporiasis
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| unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious
|
Kawasaki disease
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| multiple
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Keratitis
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| Kingella kingae
|
Kingella kingae infection
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| PRNP
|
Kuru
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| Lassa virus
|
Lassa fever
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| Legionella pneumophila
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Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)
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| Legionella pneumophila
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Pontiac fever
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| Leishmania species
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Leishmaniasis
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| Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
|
Leprosy
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| Leptospira species
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Leptospirosis
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| Listeria monocytogenes
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Listeriosis
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| Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii
|
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
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| Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi
|
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)
|
| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
|
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
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| Plasmodium species
|
Malaria
|
| Marburg virus
|
Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF)
|
| Measles virus
|
Measles
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| Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus
|
Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)
|
| Burkholderia pseudomallei
|
Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease)
|
| multiple
|
Meningitis
|
| Neisseria meningitidis
|
Meningococcal disease
|
| usually Metagonimus yokagawai
|
Metagonimiasis
|
| Microsporidia phylum
|
Microsporidiosis
|
| Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)
|
Molluscum contagiosum (MC)
|
| Monkeypox virus
|
Monkeypox
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| Mumps virus
|
Mumps
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| Rickettsia typhi
|
Murine typhus (Endemic typhus)
|
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae
|
Mycoplasma pneumonia
|
| Mycoplasma genitalium
|
Mycoplasma genitalium infection
|
| numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma)
|
Mycetoma
|
| parasitic dipterous fly larvae
|
Myiasis
|
| most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
|
Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum)
|
| Nipah virus
|
Nipah virus infection
|
| Norovirus
|
Norovirus
|
| PRNP
|
(New) Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD)
|
| usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species
|
Nocardiosis
|
| Onchocerca volvulus
|
Onchocerciasis (River blindness)
|
| Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus
|
Opisthorchiasis
|
| Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
|
Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis)
|
| usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species
|
Paragonimiasis
|
| Pasteurella species
|
Pasteurellosis
|
| Pediculus humanus capitis
|
Pediculosis capitis (Head lice)
|
| Pediculus humanus corporis
|
Pediculosis corporis (Body lice)
|
| Pthirus pubis
|
Pediculosis pubis (pubic lice, crab lice)
|
| multiple
|
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)
|
| Bordetella pertussis
|
Pertussis (whooping cough)
|
| Yersinia pestis
|
Plague
|
| Streptococcus pneumoniae
|
Pneumococcal infection
|
| Pneumocystis jirovecii
|
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
|
| multiple
|
Pneumonia
|
| Poliovirus
|
Poliomyelitis
|
| Prevotella species
|
Prevotella infection
|
| usually Naegleria fowleri
|
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
|
| JC virus
|
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
|
| Chlamydophila psittaci
|
Psittacosis
|
| Coxiella burnetii
|
Q fever
|
| Rabies virus
|
Rabies
|
| Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia recurrentis, and other Borrelia species
|
Relapsing fever
|
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
|
Respiratory syncytial virus infection
|
| Rhinosporidium seeberi
|
Rhinosporidiosis
|
| Rhinovirus
|
Rhinovirus infection
|
| Rickettsia species
|
Rickettsial infection
|
| Rickettsia akari
|
Rickettsialpox
|
| Rift Valley fever virus
|
Rift Valley fever (RVF)
|
| Rickettsia rickettsii
|
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
|
| Rotavirus
|
Rotavirus infection
|
| Rubella virus
|
Rubella
|
| Salmonella species
|
Salmonellosis
|
| SARS coronavirus
|
Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
|
| Sarcoptes scabiei
|
Scabies
|
| Group A Streptococcus species
|
Scarlet fever
|
| Schistosoma species
|
Schistosomiasis
|
| multiple
|
Sepsis
|
| Shigella species
|
Shigellosis (bacillary dysentery)
|
| Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
|
Shingles (Herpes zoster)
|
| Variola major or Variola minor
|
Smallpox (variola)
|
| Sporothrix schenckii
|
Sporotrichosis
|
| Staphylococcus species
|
Staphylococcal food poisoning
|
| Staphylococcus species
|
Staphylococcal infection
|
| Strongyloides stercoralis
|
Strongyloidiasis
|
| Measles virus
|
Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
|
| Treponema pallidum
|
Bejel, Syphilis, and Yaws
|
| Taenia species
|
Taeniasis
|
| Clostridium tetani
|
Tetanus (lockjaw)
|
| usually Trichophyton species
|
Tinea barbae (barber's itch)
|
| usually Trichophyton tonsurans
|
Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp)
|
| usually Trichophyton species
|
Tinea corporis (ringworm of the body)
|
| usually Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
|
Tinea cruris (Jock itch)
|
| Trichophyton rubrum
|
Tinea manum (ringworm of the hand)
|
| usually Hortaea werneckii
|
Tinea nigra
|
| usually Trichophyton species
|
Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot)
|
| usually Trichophyton species
|
Tinea unguium (onychomycosis)
|
| Malassezia species
|
Tinea versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor)
|
| Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes
|
Toxic shock syndrome (TSS)
|
| Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
|
Toxocariasis (ocular larva migrans (OLM))
|
| Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
|
Toxocariasis (visceral larva migrans (VLM))
|
| Toxoplasma gondii
|
Toxoplasmosis
|
| Chlamydia trachomatis
|
Trachoma
|
| Trichinella spiralis
|
Trichinosis
|
| Trichomonas vaginalis
|
Trichomoniasis
|
| Trichuris trichiura
|
Trichuriasis (whipworm infection)
|
| usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis
|
Tuberculosis
|
| Francisella tularensis
|
Tularemia
|
| Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, serovar typhi
|
Typhoid fever
|
| Rickettsia
|
Typhus fever
|
| Ureaplasma urealyticum
|
Ureaplasma urealyticum infection
|
| Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii.[1]
|
Valley fever
|
| Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
|
Venezuelan equine encephalitis
|
| Guanarito virus
|
Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever
|
| Vibrio vulnificus
|
Vibrio vulnificus infection
|
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus
|
Vibrio parahaemolyticus enteritis
|
| multiple viruses
|
Viral pneumonia
|
| West Nile virus
|
West Nile fever
|
| Trichosporon beigelii
|
White piedra (tinea blanca)
|
| Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
|
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection
|
| Yersinia enterocolitica
|
Yersiniosis
|
| Yellow fever virus
|
Yellow fever
|
| Zeaspora fungus
|
Zeaspora
|
| Zika virus
|
Zika fever
|
| Mucorales order (Mucormycosis) and Entomophthorales order (Entomophthoramycosis)
|
Zygomycosis
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