Review for Exam 3

  1. Key is still being revised and is as yet incomplete!
  2. Note special categories

Bacterial Diseases Chart

Disease Pathogen (cause) Gram stain Key point
Acne Propionibacterium acnes G+ rod inflammation of skin pores
Actinomycosis Actinomyces spp. G+ rod filamentous bacteria; endogenous
Anthrax Bacillus anthracis G+ rod Zoonosis; exotoxin; 3 clinical forms
Botulism Clostridium botulinum G+ rod Food-borne; exotoxin
Brucellosis Brucella spp. G- rod Zoonosis; food-borne; intracellular
Campylobacteriosis Campylobacter jejuni G- curved Zoonosis; most common food-borne
Carbuncles Staphylococcus aureus G+ coccus Skin infection; "boils"
Oroya fever Bartonella bacilliformis G- rod Zoonosis; intracellular; vector
Cat scratch disease Bartonella henselae G- rod Zoonosis; mild; vector
Chancroid Haemophilus ducreyi G- rod STD; mostly in Africa
Chlamydia Chlamydia trachomatis G- rod intracellular, most common STD
Cholera Vibrio cholerae G- curved Water-borne; exotoxin
Diphtheria Corynebacterium diphtheriae G+ rod Human reservoir; exotoxin
Ehrlichiosis Ehrlichia spp. G- rod Zoonosis; intracellular
Erysipelas Streptococcus pyogenes G+ coccus Skin infection, defined edge
Folliculitis Staphylococcus aureus G+ coccus Skin infection
Food poisoning multiple causes exotoxin-mediated
Furuncles Staphylococcus aureus G+ coccus Skin infection; multiple boils
Gas gangrene Clostridium perfringens G+ rod exotoxin; tissue necrosis
Gastroenteritis multiple causes Intestinal growth of bacteria
Gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhoeae G- cocci STD; intracellular
Granuloma inguinale Klebsiella granulomatis G- rod STD
Impetigo Staphylococcus aureus G+ coccus Skin infection
Legionnaire's disease Legionella pneumophila G- rod Water reservoir; respiratory
Leprosy Mycobacterium leprae G+ rod Zoonosis; tissue destruction;  intracellular
Leptospirosis Leptospira interrogans G- spiral Zoonosis; animal urine
Listeriosis Listeria monocytogenes G+ rod Food-borne; intracellular
Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi G- spiral Zoonosis; vector; Bull's eye rash
Lymphogranuloma venereum Chlamydia trachomatis G- rod STD; intracellular
Meningitis Neisseria meningitidis
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Listeria monocytogenes		 G- coccus
G+ coccus
G- rod
G+ rod		 Human reservoir; capsules
Human reservoir; capsules

food-borne intracellular infection
Necrotizing fasciitis Streptococcus pyogenes G+ coccus Tissue necrosis; exotoxin
Peptic ulcer disease Helicobacter pylori G- spiral Human reservoir; stomach ulcers
Plague Yersinia pestis G- rod Zoonosis; vector (bubonic) 
Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae
Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae		 endogenous
Pseudomembrane colitis Clostridium difficile G+ rod Antibiotic-induced, endogenous
Psittacosis Chlamydophila psittaci G- rod Zoonosis; airborne; intracellular
Q-fever Coxiella burnetii G- rod Zoonosis; airborne; intracellular
Rabbit fever Francisella tularensis G- rod Zoonosis; food-borne/vector/direct contact
Relapsing fever (endemic) Borrelia spp. G- spirals Zoonosis; vector
Relapsing fever (epidemic) Borrelia recurrentis G- spirals Human reservoir; vector
Rheumatic fever Streptococcus pyogenes G+ coccus exotoxin
Rickettsialpox Rickettsia akari G- rod Zoonosis; vector; intracellular
Rocky mountain spotted fever Rickettsia rickettsii G- rod Zoonosis; vector; intracellular
Scalded Skin Syndrome Staphylococcus aureus G+ coccus exotoxin; skin peels off
Scarlet fever Streptococcus pyogenes G+ coccus exotoxin; strawberry tongue
Scrub typhus Orientia tsutsugamushi G- rod Zoonosis; vector; intracellular pathogen
Strep throat Streptococcus pyogenes G+ coccus exotoxin
Syphilis Treponema pallidum G- spiral STD; 3 stages
Tetanus Clostridium tetani G+ rod exotoxin
Toxic Shock Syndrome Staphylococcus aureus G+ coccus exotoxin
Trachoma Chlamydia trachomatis G- rod Blindness; intracellular pathogen
Trench fever Bartonella quintana G- rod vector; intracellular pathogen
Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis G+ rod Human reservoir; intracellular pathogen
Typhoid fever Salmonella typhi G- rod Human reservoir; intracellular pathogen
Typhus fever (epidemic) Rickettsia prowazekii G- rod Zoonosis; vector; intracellular pathogen
Typhus fever (endemic) Rickettsia typhi G- rod Zoonosis; vector; intracellular pathogen
Whooping cough Bordetella pertussis G- rod Human reservoir; exotoxin
Yaws Treponema pertenue G- spiral Direct contact - granulomas
   

Fungal and Protozoan Disease Chart

Disease Cause Type of pathogen Key points
African sleeping sickness Trypanosoma brucei Protozoan vector;
Amebic dysentery Entamoeba histolytica Protozoan AIDS; Food/water; cysts; invasive
Aspergillosis Aspergillus spp. Fungal AIDS; opportunistic
Balantidiasis Balantidium coli Protozoan Zoonosis; Food/water; cysts
Babesiosis Babesia spp. Protozoan Zoonosis; vector
Beaver fever Giardia lamblia Protozoan Zoonosis, Food/water
Blastomycosis Blastomyces dermatitidis Fungal intracellular; dimorphic
Candidiasis Candida albicans Fungal AIDS; opportunistic
Chagas' disease Trypanosoma cruzi Protozoan Zoonosis, vector; intracellular
Chromoblastomycosis Dermatophilic fungi Fungal Subcutaneous invasive; wounds
Coccidiomycosis Coccidioides immitis Fungal AIDS; respiratory
Cryptococcosis Cryptococcus neoformans Fungal AIDS; respiratory; capsule
Cryptosporidiasis Cryptosporidium parvum Protozoan Zoonosis, AIDS; Food/water
Histoplasmosis Histoplasma capsulatum Fungal AIDS; respiratory; intracellular
Leishmaniasis Leishmania spp. Protozoan Zoonosis, vector; intracellular
Malaria Plasmodium spp. Protozoan vector; intracellular
Pneumocystis pneumonia Pneumocystis carinii Fungal AIDS; systemic mycosis
Ringworm Epidermophyton, Trichophyton, Microsporium Fungal Zoonosis, soils, or human reservoir; cutaneous (skin)
Sporotrichosis Sporothtix schenckii Fungal Subcutaneous invasive; wounds
Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma gondii Protozoan AIDS; Zoonosis, systemic
Trichomoniasis Trichomonas vaginalis Protozoan STD
Zygomycosis Rhizopus, Mucor Fungal AIDS; opportunistic