Bacteria
It is a bacterium that causes gas gangrene.
What is Clostridium perfringens?
Caused by the Variola virus?
What is Smallpox
It affects the respiratory system (Pneumotropic)
What is Influenza
A single-celled eukaryotic organisms
What is protozoa
Unicellular fungi reproduce asexually by budding
What is yeast
What is Hemophilus influenza?
Often referred to as "mono" or the "kissing disease".
What is infectious Mononucleosis?
What are Herpes Simples
Balantidium coli- causes balantidiasis
What are Ciliates
Multicellular fungi that reproduce through spores
What is Mold
Is the causative agent of pertussis, also known as whooping cough.
What is Bordetella pertussis?
Is it caused by the paramyxovirus
What is Mumps
It affects the nervous system (Neurotropic)
What is Rabies
Causes giardiasis
What is Flagellates
Can grow as either yeast or mold depending on the environment
What are Dimorphic fungi
It is the bacterium responsible for epidemic typhus, a disease characterized by a high fever.
What is Rickettsia prowazekii?
Typically spread through contaminated food and water
What is Hepatitis A and E
It affects the internal organs (Viscerotropic)
What is Hepatitis
Causes amoebic dysentery and liver abscesses
What is Sarcodines
A group of molds that cause skin, hair and nail infections
What are Dermatophytes
It is cause by the influenza virus.
What is the flu?
What is Viral Encephalitis
It affects the immune system (immunotropic)
What is HIV
Causes Toxoplasma gondii
What are Apicomplexans
Causes ringworm and other dermatophytic infections
What is Microsporum species