Pathogens and Disease

Pathogens and Disease

1. Worm

   • Enterobius Vermicularis
     • Causes: Pinworm Infection
   • Ancylostomiasis
     • Causes: Hookworm
   • Taenia Saginata
     • Causes: Tapeworm
   • Trichinella spiralis
     • Causes: Trichinellosis
   • Worms can enter a host through walking barefoot or in water where worms can penetrate the skin, or by consuming uncooked meat.

2. Virus

   • West Nile Virus
     • Causes: West Nile Disease
   • Epstein-Barr Virus
     • Causes: Mononucleosis
   • Rhinovirus
     • Causes: Common Cold
   • SARS Virus
     • Causes: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
   • Type A Influenza Virus
     • Causes: H1N1 Flu
   • Viruses require living host cells to reproduce as they can't function outside of a living host.

3. Bacteria

   • Escherichia Coli
     • Causes: Gastroenteritis
   • Salmonella Enteritidis
     • Causes: Food Poisoning
   • Salmonella Typhi
     • Causes: Typhoid Fever
   • Staphylococcus Aureus
     • Causes: Ski Anbscesses
   • Mycobacterium Tuberculosis
     • Causes: Tuberculosis
   • Vibrio Cholerae
     • Causes: Cholera
   • Pathogenic bacteria virulence factors that have specific functions to result in an infection. Some of these factors include; Fimbriae or pili, Flagella, Toxins and Invasion.

4. Protozoa

   • Plasmodium Vivax
     • Causes: Malaria
   • Giardia Lamblia
     • Causes: Giardiasis
   • Protozoa belong to the Protista Kingdom and are one celled eukaryotes. Most inhabit water or soil.

5. Fugus

   • Blastomyces Dermatitidis
     • Causes: Histoplasma and Blastomyces
   • Candida Albicans
     • Causes: Thrush
   • Aspergillus
     • Causes: Aspergillosis
   • Histoplasma Capsulatum
     • Causes: Histoplasmosis
   • Coccidioides Immitis
     • Causes: Coccidioidomycosis
   • Fungal infections are called mycosis and are divided into three groups; Systemic, Cutaneous and Subcutaneous Infections. These infections are long-lasting infections.