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==Causes== | ==Causes== | ||
Infectious disease are caused by pathogenic microorganisms. These disease can be categorized into 4 main categories: | |||
* Bacterial infections | |||
* Viral infecions | |||
* Fungal infections | |||
* Parasitic infections | |||
====Gram-Positive Organism Diseases==== | |||
* [[Anthrax]] | |||
* [[Botulism]] | |||
* [[Diptheria]] | |||
* [[Gas Gangrene and other Clostridial Infections]] | |||
* [[Listeria monocytogenes and Eryspelothrix Rhusiopathiae]] | |||
* [[Mixed Anaerobic Infections]] | |||
* [[Pneumococcal Infections]] | |||
* [[Staphylococcal Infections]] | |||
* [[Streptococcal Infections]] | |||
* [[Tetanus]] | |||
====Gram-Negative Organism Diseases==== | |||
* [[Bartonellosis]] | |||
* [[Brucellosis]] | |||
* [[Chancroid]] | |||
* [[Cholera]] | |||
* [[Donovanosis (Granuloma Inguinale)]] | |||
* [[Enteric Bacilli]] | |||
* [[Gonococcal Infections]] | |||
* [[Haemophilus Infections]] | |||
* [[Legionella Infections]] | |||
* Melioidosis and Glanders | |||
* [[Meningococcal Infections]] | |||
* [[Salmonellosis]] | |||
* [[Shigellosis]] | |||
* [[Tularemia]] | |||
* [[Yersinia enterocolitica Infection (Yersiniosis)]] | |||
[[ | |||
[[ | * [[Yersinia Pestis Infection]] | ||
[[ | * [[Whooping Cough]] | ||
* [[Anthrax]] | |||
[[ | * [[Botulism]] | ||
[[ | * [[Diptheria]] | ||
[[ | * [[Gas Gangrene and other Clostridial Infections]] | ||
[[ | * [[Listeria monocytogenes and Eryspelothrix Rhusiopathiae]] | ||
[[ | * [[Mixed Anaerobic Infections]] | ||
[[ | * [[Pneumococcal Infections]] | ||
[[ | * [[Staphylococcal Infections]] | ||
[[ | * [[Streptococcal Infections]] | ||
* [[Tetanus]] | |||
== | ====Mycobacterial Diseases==== | ||
[[ | * [[Tuberculosis]] | ||
* [[Leprosy]] ([[Hansen's disease]]) | |||
* Other Mycobacterial Infections | |||
[[ | ====Spirochetal Diseases==== | ||
* [[Syphilis]] | |||
* Non-venereal Treponematosis: [[Yaws]], [[Pinta]], and Endemic Syphilis | |||
* [[Leptospirosis]] | |||
* [[Relapsing Fever]] | |||
* [[Lyme disease]] ([[Borreliosis]]) | |||
[[ | ====Viral Diseases==== | ||
* [[Arbovirus |Arbovirus Infections]] | |||
[[ | * [[Arenavirus|Arenavirus Infections]] | ||
[[ | * [[Viruses|The Biology of Viruses]] | ||
[[ | * [[Cytomegalovirus|Cytomegalovirus Infection]] | ||
[[ | * [[Enteroviruses]] and [[Reoviruses]] | ||
[[ | * [[Epstein-Barr Virus|Epstein-Barr Virus Infections]], Including [[Infectious Mononucleosis]] | ||
[[ | * [[Herpes Simplex Viruses]] | ||
* [[Human Papillomavirus|Human Papillomavirus Infections]] | |||
[[ | * [[Influenza]] | ||
[[ | * [[Measles]] ([[Rubeola]]) | ||
[[ | * [[Mumps]] | ||
[[ | * [[Rabies]], [[Rhabdovirus]], and [[Marburg virus|Marburg-like Agents]] | ||
* Common Viral Respiratory Infections | |||
[[ | * [[Retroviruses|The Human Retroviruses]] | ||
[[ | * [[Rubella]] ("[[German Measles]]") and Other Viral Exanthems | ||
[[ | |||
[[ | * [[Smallpox]], [[Vaccinia]] and [[Poxvirus|Other Poxviruses]] | ||
[[ | * [[Varicella Zoster|Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections]] | ||
[[ | * [[Viral Gastroenteritis]] | ||
[[ | * [[West Nile Virus]] | ||
[[ | * [[Yellow Fever|Yellow Fever Virus]] | ||
[[ | ====Infection Caused by Fungi and Higher Bacteria==== | ||
* [[Actinomycosis]] and [[Nocardiosis]] | |||
* [[Fungal infection]]s | |||
====Rickettsia, Mycoplasma and Chlamydia==== | |||
[[ | * [[Rickettsia|Rickettsial diseases]] | ||
[[ | * [[Mycoplasma Infections]] | ||
* [[Chlamydial Infections]] | |||
====Protozoal and Helminthic Infections==== | |||
* [[Amebiasis]] | |||
* [[Babesiosis]] | |||
* [[Cryptosporidiosis]] | |||
* [[Filariasis]] | |||
* [[Giardiasis]] | |||
* [[Leishmaniasis]] | |||
* [[Malaria]] | |||
* [[Nematodes]], [[Cestodes]], and Hermaphroditic Trematodes | |||
* [[Pneumocystis Carinii pneumonia]] | |||
* [[Scabies]], [[Chigger]]s, and other ectoparasites | |||
* [[Schistosomiasis]] | |||
* [[Toxoplasmosis]] | |||
* [[Trichinosis]] | |||
* [[Trypanosomiasis]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [3]
Causes
Infectious disease are caused by pathogenic microorganisms. These disease can be categorized into 4 main categories:
- Bacterial infections
- Viral infecions
- Fungal infections
- Parasitic infections
Gram-Positive Organism Diseases
Gram-Negative Organism Diseases
- Melioidosis and Glanders
Mycobacterial Diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Leprosy (Hansen's disease)
- Other Mycobacterial Infections
Spirochetal Diseases
- Syphilis
- Non-venereal Treponematosis: Yaws, Pinta, and Endemic Syphilis
- Leptospirosis
- Relapsing Fever
- Lyme disease (Borreliosis)
Viral Diseases
- Common Viral Respiratory Infections
- Rubella ("German Measles") and Other Viral Exanthems