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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

• 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 Infections

• Arenavirus Infections

• The Biology of Viruses

• Cytomegalovirus Infection

• Enteroviruses and Reoviruses

• Epstein-Barr Virus Infections, Including Infectious Mononucleosis

• Herpes Simplex Viruses

• Human Papillomavirus Infections

• Influenza

• Measles (Rubeola)

• Mumps

• Rabies, Rhabdovirus, and Marburg-like Agents

• Common Viral Respiratory Infections

• The Human Retroviruses

• Rubella ("German Measles") and Other Viral Exanthems

• Smallpox, Vaccinia and Other Poxviruses

• Varicella-Zoster Virus Infections

• Viral Gastroenteritis

• West Nile Virus

• Yellow Fever Virus

Infection Caused by Fungi and Higher Bacteria

• Actinomycosis and Nocardiosis
• Fungal infections

Rickettsia, Mycoplasma and Chlamydia

• 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, Chiggers, and other ectoparasites

• Schistosomiasis

• Toxoplasmosis

• Trichinosis

• Trypanosomiasis