Staph skin disease
Staphylococcus aureus (nasal and skin); Staphylococcus epidermidis (90% of normal skin microbiota)
Strep throat
Streptococcus pyogenes
Streptococcal Skin Infections
Streptococcus pyogenes
Acne
Propionibacterium acnes
Common Cold
over 200 different viruses; most common genus is Rhinovirus (30-50%)
Meningitis
Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, Haemophilus influenzae, Listeria monocytogenes, Streptococcus agalactiae (vaginal)
Botulism
Clostridium botulinum
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Coxsackievirus A16 (most cases)
Chlamydia
Chlamydia trachomatis - 3 strains cause the STD
Norovirus
Norovirus (non-enveloped virus)
Genital Warts
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
Herpes
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)
Rabies
Lyssavirus (Family Rhabdoviridae)
Syphilis
Treponema pallidum (gram neg spirochete)
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasma gondii
Urinary Tract Infections
E. coli(~70%); Proteus and Klebsiella(~10%); Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus (occasionally)
Pinworms
Enterobius vermicularis
Tapeworms
aenia saginata (beef), Taenia solium (pork), Diphyllobothrium latum (fish) –cestode helminths
Malaria
Caused by Plasmodium parasites (protozoan parasite), Plasmodium falciparum, P. malariae, P. vivax, P. ovale
Otitis Media
• Streptococcus pneumoniae(35%) • Haemophilus influenzae(20-30%) • Moraxella catarrhalis(10-15%) • Streptococcus pyogenes(8-10%) • Staphylococcus aureus(1-2%)
STORCH
• S –Syphilis • T–Toxoplasmosis • O–other (beta-hemolytic strep, Hepatitis B, HIV/AIDS, gonorrhea, non-gonococcal urethritis) • R–Rubella • C–Cytomegalovirus • H–Herpes (discussed before this section)
