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Bacteria
Single-celled organisms that can cause diseases
Staphylococcal infections
1. Colonized: present without infection
2. Methicillin: resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Clostridium difficile
Bacteria that causes diarrhea, fever, and nausea/bloating
Streptococcal infections
Strept A vs B
Meningitis
Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord membranes (bacterial vs viral)
,Pneumonia
Inflammation in the lungs
Tuberculosis (TB)
Bacterial infection that causes fever, weight loss, chronic cough, and blood-filled lungs
Tick-borne bacterial diseases
Lyme disease and others
Escherichia coli O157:H7
Strain of E. coli bacteria
Viruses
Smallest known pathogens that require a host cell to reproduce - consists of a protein structure
that contains either RNA or DNA - diagnoses can be difficult, some have incubation period
don’t require anti-bodies
VSARS-CoV-2 & COVID-19
, Common cold
Respiratory illness caused by various viruses
Influenza
Flu, characterized by fever and chills
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver caused by different types of viruses A (HAV): Fecal - oral transmission;
close contact, foodborne, sexually transmitted B (HBV) body fluid exchange; sexual transmitted,
needle sticks, contact with infected person C (HCV) Blood transfusion or organ transplant
Zika
Viral disease transmitted by mosquitoes
Fungi
1. Candidiasis: yeast
2. Ringworm: tinea Corporis
3. Jock Itch: Tinea Cruris
4. Toe/Toenail Fungus: tinea pedis
Protozoans
Single-celled organisms that can cause diseases like malaria