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List of pathogens by size

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This is a list of pathogens (human or otherwise) in order of size.

Classification Binomial name Common name Dimension Size Reference
Flatworm animal Eucestoda Tapeworm length (maximum) 25 m Eucestoda
Nematode animal Loa loa Loa loa length (female) 20–70 mm Loa loa
Arthropod animal Cymothoa exigua Tongue-eating louse length (female) 8–29 mm Cymothoa exigua
Nematode animal Enterobius Pinworm length (female) 8–13 mm Pinworm (parasite)
Arthropod animal Pediculus humanus capitis Head louse length 2.5–3 mm Head louse
Flatworm animal Eucestoda Tapeworm length (minimum) 1 mm Eucestoda
Arthropod animal Sarcoptes scabiei Scabies length (female) 0.3–0.45 mm Sarcoptes scabiei
Metamonad Giardia lamblia Giardia length 10-20 μm Giardia lamblia
Fungus Candida albicans Yeast infection diameter 10-12 μm Candida albicans
Bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease length 10 μm Borrelia burgdorferi
Alveolate protist Plasmodium Malaria diameter (sexual form) 7-14 μm [1]
Fungus [many] [many] width of hyphae 2-10 μm Fungus
Bacterium Yersinia pestis Plague length a few μm Yersinia
Bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis Tuberculosis length 2-4 μm [2]
Alveolate protist Plasmodium Malaria diameter (asexual form) 1-2 μm [1]
Bacterium Mycoplasma genitalium (one cause of urethritis) length 600 nm Mycoplasma
Virus HIV HIV diameter 120 nm HIV
Virus Orthomyxoviridae Influenza diameter 50-120 nm Orthomyxoviridae
Virus Rhinovirus Common cold diameter 30 nm Rhinovirus
Virus Porcine circovirus Porcine circovirus diameter 17 nm Porcine circovirus

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Malaria".
  2. ^ "Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Tuberculosis". Todar's Online Textbook of Bacteriology.