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List of human infectious diseases arranged by name.

List of infectious diseases in Humans

Infectious Disease	Causative Agent
Acinetobacter infections	Acinetobacter baumannii
Actinomycosis	Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus
Adenovirus infection	Adenoviridae family
African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis)	Trypanosoma brucei
AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome)	HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus)
Amebiasis	Entamoeba histolytica
Anaplasmosis	Anaplasma genus
Anthrax	Bacillus anthracis
Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection	Arcanobacterium haemolyticum
Argentine hemorrhagic fever	Junin virus
Ascariasis	Ascaris lumbricoides
Aspergillosis	Aspergillus genus
Astrovirus infection	Astroviridae family
Babesiosis	Babesia genus
Bacillus cereus infection	Bacillus cereus
Bacterial pneumonia	multiple bacteria
Bacterial vaginosis (BV)	multiple bacteria
Bacteroides infection	Bacteroides genus
Balantidiasis	Balantidium coli
Baylisascaris infection	Baylisascaris genus
BK virus infection	BK virus
Black piedra	Piedraia hortae
Blastocystis hominis infection	Blastocystis hominis
Blastomycosis	Blastomyces dermatitidis
Bolivian hemorrhagic fever	Machupo virus
Borrelia infection	Borrelia genus
Botulism (and Infant botulism)	Clostridium botulinum; Note: Botulism is not an infection by Clostridium botulinum but caused by the intake of botulinum toxin.
Brazilian hemorrhagic fever	Sabia
Brucellosis	Brucella genus
Burkholderia infection	usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species
Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus)	Caliciviridae family
Campylobacteriosis	Campylobacter genus
Candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush)	usually Candida albicans and other Candida species
Cat-scratch disease	Bartonella henselae
Cellulitis	usually Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis)	Trypanosoma cruzi
Chancroid	Haemophilus ducreyi
Chickenpox	Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Chlamydia	Chlamydia trachomatis
Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection	Chlamydophila pneumoniae
Cholera	Vibrio cholerae
Chromoblastomycosis	usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi
Clonorchiasis	Clonorchis sinensis
Clostridium difficile infection	Clostridium difficile
Coccidioidomycosis	Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii
Colorado tick fever (CTF)	Colorado tick fever virus (CTFV)
Common cold (Acute viral rhinopharyngitis; Acute coryza)	usually rhinoviruses and coronaviruses.
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)	CJD prion
Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF)	Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus
Cryptococcosis	Cryptococcus neoformans
Cryptosporidiosis	Cryptosporidium genus
Cutaneous larva migrans (CLM)	usually Ancylostoma braziliense; multiple other parasites
Cyclosporiasis	Cyclospora cayetanensis
Cysticercosis	Taenia solium
Cytomegalovirus infection	Cytomegalovirus
Dengue fever	Dengue viruses (DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4) – Flaviviruses
Dientamoebiasis	Dientamoeba fragilis
Diphtheria	Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Diphyllobothriasis	Diphyllobothrium
Dracunculiasis	Dracunculus medinensis
Ebola hemorrhagic fever	Ebolavirus (EBOV)
Echinococcosis	Echinococcus genus
Ehrlichiosis	Ehrlichia genus
Enterobiasis (Pinworm infection)	Enterobius vermicularis
Enterococcus infection	Enterococcus genus
Enterovirus infection	Enterovirus genus
Epidemic typhus	Rickettsia prowazekii
Erythema infectiosum (Fifth disease)	Parvovirus B19
Exanthem subitum	Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) and Human herpesvirus 7 (HHV-7)
Fasciolopsiasis	Fasciolopsis buski
Fasciolosis	Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica
Fatal familial insomnia (FFI)	FFI prion
Filariasis	Filarioidea superfamily
Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens	Clostridium perfringens
Free-living amebic infection	multiple
Fusobacterium infection	Fusobacterium genus
Gas gangrene (Clostridial myonecrosis)	usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species
Geotrichosis	Geotrichum candidum
Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome (GSS)	GSS prion
Giardiasis	Giardia intestinalis
Glanders	Burkholderia mallei
Gnathostomiasis	Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum
Gonorrhea	Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Granuloma inguinale (Donovanosis)	Klebsiella granulomatis
Group A streptococcal infection	Streptococcus pyogenes
Group B streptococcal infection	Streptococcus agalactiae
Haemophilus influenzae infection	Haemophilus influenzae
Hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD)	Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A virus and Enterovirus 71 (EV71)
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)	Sin Nombre virus
Helicobacter pylori infection	Helicobacter pylori
Hemolytic-uremic syndrome (HUS)	Escherichia coli O157:H7
Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS)	Bunyaviridae family
Hepatitis A	Hepatitis A Virus
Hepatitis B	Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis C	Hepatitis C Virus
Hepatitis D	Hepatitis D Virus
Hepatitis E	Hepatitis E Virus
Herpes simplex	Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 (HSV-1 and HSV-2)
Histoplasmosis	Histoplasma capsulatum
Hookworm infection	Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Human bocavirus infection	Human bocavirus (HBoV)
Human ewingii ehrlichiosis	Ehrlichia ewingii
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA)	Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Human metapneumovirus infection	Human metapneumovirus (hMPV)
Human monocytic ehrlichiosis	Ehrlichia chaffeensis
Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection	Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Human parainfluenza virus infection	Human parainfluenza viruses (HPIV)
Hymenolepiasis	Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta
Epstein-Barr Virus Infectious Mononucleosis (Mono)	Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)
Influenza (flu)	Orthomyxoviridae family
Isosporiasis	Isospora belli
Kawasaki disease	unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious
Keratitis	multiple
Kingella kingae infection	Kingella kingae
Kuru	Kuru prion
Lassa fever	Lassa virus
Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)	Legionella pneumophila
Legionellosis (Pontiac fever)	Legionella pneumophila
Leishmaniasis	Leishmania genus
Leprosy	Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
Leptospirosis	Leptospira genus
Listeriosis	Listeria monocytogenes
Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)	usually Borrelia burgdorferi and other Borrelia species
Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)	Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi
Lymphocytic choriomeningitis	Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
Malaria	Plasmodium genus
Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF)	Marburg virus
Measles	Measles virus
Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease)	Burkholderia pseudomallei
Meningitis	multiple
Meningococcal disease	Neisseria meningitidis
Metagonimiasis	usually Metagonimus yokagawai
Microsporidiosis	Microsporidia phylum
Molluscum contagiosum (MC)	Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)
Mumps	Mumps virus
Murine typhus (Endemic typhus)	Rickettsia typhi
Mycoplasma pneumonia	Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Mycetoma	numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma)
Myiasis	parasitic dipterous fly larvae
Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum)	most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae
(New) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD)	vCJD prion
Nocardiosis	usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species
Onchocerciasis (River blindness)	Onchocerca volvulus
Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis)	Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Paragonimiasis	usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species
Pasteurellosis	Pasteurella genus
Pediculosis capitis (Head lice)	Pediculus humanus capitis
Pediculosis corporis (Body lice)	Onchocerca volvulus
Pediculosis pubis (Pubic lice, Crab lice)	Phthirus pubis
Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID)	multiple
Pertussis (Whooping cough)	Bordetella pertussis
Plague	Yersinia pestis
Pneumococcal infection	Streptococcus pneumoniae
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)	Pneumocystis jirovecii
Pneumonia	multiple
Poliomyelitis	Poliovirus
Prevotella infection	Prevotella genus
Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)	usually Naegleria fowleri
Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy	JC virus
Psittacosis	Chlamydophila psittaci
Q fever	Coxiella burnetii
Rabies	Rabies virus
Rat-bite fever	Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus
Respiratory syncytial virus infection	Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
Rhinosporidiosis	Rhinosporidium seeberi
Rhinovirus infection	Rhinovirus
Rickettsial infection	Rickettsia genus
Rickettsialpox	Rickettsia akari
Rift Valley fever (RVF)	Rift Valley fever virus
Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)	Rickettsia rickettsii
Rotavirus infection	Rotavirus
Rubella	Rubella virus
Salmonellosis	Salmonella genus
SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)	SARS coronavirus
Scabies	Sarcoptes scabiei
Schistosomiasis	Schistosoma genus
Sepsis	multiple
Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery)	Shigella genus
Shingles (Herpes zoster)	Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
Smallpox (Variola)	Variola major or Variola minor
Sporotrichosis	Sporothrix schenckii
Staphylococcal food poisoning	Staphylococcus genus
Staphylococcal infection	Staphylococcus genus
Strongyloidiasis	Strongyloides stercoralis
Syphilis	Treponema pallidum
Taeniasis	Taenia genus
Tetanus (Lockjaw)	Clostridium tetani
Tinea barbae (Barber's itch)	usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea capitis (Ringworm of the Scalp)	usually Trichophyton tonsurans
Tinea corporis (Ringworm of the Body)	usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea cruris (Jock itch)	usually Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes
Tinea manuum (Ringworm of the Hand)	Trichophyton rubrum
Tinea nigra	usually Hortaea werneckii
Tinea pedis (Athlete’s foot)	usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea unguium (Onychomycosis)	usually Trichophyton genus
Tinea versicolor (Pityriasis versicolor)	Malassezia genus
Toxocariasis (Ocular Larva Migrans (OLM))	Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
Toxocariasis (Visceral Larva Migrans (VLM))	Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati
Toxoplasmosis	Toxoplasma gondii
Trichinellosis	Trichinella spiralis
Trichomoniasis	Trichomonas vaginalis
Trichuriasis (Whipworm infection)	Trichuris trichiura
Tuberculosis	usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tularemia	Francisella tularensis
Ureaplasma urealyticum infection	Ureaplasma urealyticum
Venezuelan equine encephalitis	Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus
Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever	Guanarito virus
Viral pneumonia	multiple viruses
West Nile Fever	West Nile virus
White piedra (Tinea blanca)	Trichosporon beigelii
Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection	Yersinia pseudotuberculosis
Yersiniosis	Yersinia enterocolitica
Yellow fever	Yellow fever virus
Zygomycosis	Mucorales order (Mucormycosis) and Entomophthorales order (Entomophthoramycosis)

References

Chin J. B., ed. Control of Communicable Diseases Manual. 17th ed. APHA [American Public Health Association] Press; 2000. ISBN 978-0875531892
Red Book: 2009 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases. 2009. American Academy of Pediatrics. 28th ed. ISBN 978-1581103069
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.cdc.gov. Retrieved on August 4, 2009.

Pathology: Medical conditions (Diseases/Disorders/Illness, Syndromes/Sequences, Symptoms/Signs, Injuries, etc.) and ICD codes

(A/B, 001-139)

Infectious disease/Infection: Bacterial disease (G+, G-) · Virus disease · Parasitic disease (Protozoan infection, Helminthiasis, Ectoparasitic infestation) · Mycosis · Zoonosis

(C/D,
140-239 & 280-289)

Cancer (C00-D48, 140-239)	Tumor

Myeloid hematologic (D50-D77, 280-289)	Anemia · Coagulopathy

Lymphoid immune (D80-D89, 279)	Immunodeficiency · Immunoproliferative disorder · Hypersensitivity

(E, 240-278)

Endocrine disease · Nutrition disorder · Inborn error of metabolism

(F, 290-319)

Mental disorder

(G, 320-359)

Nervous system disease (CNS, PNS) · Neuromuscular disease

(H, 360-389)

Eye disease · Ear disease

(I, 390-459)

Cardiovascular disease (Heart disease, Vascular disease)

(J, 460-519)

Respiratory disease (Obstructive lung disease, Restrictive lung disease, Pneumonia)

(K, 520-579)

Stomatognathic disease (Tooth disease) · Digestive disease (Esophageal, Stomach, Enteropathy, Liver, Pancreatic)

(L, 680-709)

Skin disease · skin appendages (Nail disease, Hair disease, Sweat gland disease)

(M, 710-739)

Musculoskeletal disorders · Osteochondropathy (Osteopathy, Chondropathy)

(N, 580-629)

Urologic disease (Nephropathy, Urinary bladder disease) · Male genital disease · Breast disease · Female genital disease

(O, 630-679)

Complications of pregnancy · Obstetric labor complication · Puerperal disorder

(P, 760-779)

Fetal disease

(Q, 740-759)

Congenital disorder

(R, 780-799)

Syndromes · Medical signs (Eponymous)

(S/T, 800-999)

Bone fracture · Joint dislocation · Sprain · Strain · subluxation · Head injury · Chest trauma · Poisoning

Infectious diseases · Bacterial diseases: G+ (primarily A00–A79, 001–041, 080–109)

Firmicutes/
(low-G+C)

Bacilli

Lactobacillales
(Cat-)

Streptococcus

Alpha hemolytic	optochin susceptible: S. pneumoniae (Pneumococcal infection) optochin resistant: S. viridans (S. mitis, S. mutans, S. oralis, S. sanguinis, S. sobrinus, milleri group)

Beta hemolytic	A, bacitracin susceptible: S. pyogenes (Scarlet fever, Erysipelas, Rheumatic fever, Streptococcal pharyngitis) B, bacitracin resistant, CAMP test+: S. agalactiae

Gamma hemolytic	D, BEA+: Streptococcus bovis

Enterococcus

BEA+: Enterococcus faecalis (Urinary tract infection) · Enterococcus faecium

Bacillales
(Cat+)

Staphylococcus	Cg+ S. aureus (Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, Toxic shock syndrome, MRSA) Cg- novobiocin susceptible (S. epidermidis) · novobiocin resistant (S. saprophyticus)

Bacillus	Bacillus anthracis (Anthrax) · Bacillus cereus (Food poisoning)

Listeria	Listeria monocytogenes (Listeriosis)

Clostridia

Clostridium (spore-forming)	motile: Clostridium difficile (Pseudomembranous colitis) · Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) · Clostridium tetani (Tetanus) nonmotile: Clostridium perfringens (Gas gangrene, Clostridial necrotizing enteritis)

Peptostreptococcus (non-spore forming)	Peptostreptococcus magnus

Mollicutes

Mycoplasmataceae	Ureaplasma urealyticum (Ureaplasma infection) · Mycoplasma genitalium · Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mycoplasma pneumonia)

Anaeroplasmatales	Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae (Erysipeloid)

Actinobacteria/
(high-G+C)

Actinomycineae

Actinomycetaceae	Actinomyces israelii (Actinomycosis) · Tropheryma whipplei (Whipple's disease)

Propionibacteriaceae	Propionibacterium acnes

Corynebacterineae

Mycobacteriaceae

M. tuberculosis/M. bovis	Tuberculosis: Ghon focus/Ghon's complex · Pott disease · brain (Meningitis, Rich focus) · cutaneous (Scrofula, Bazin disease, Lupus vulgaris, Prosector's wart) · Miliary · Tuberculous pericarditis

M. leprae	Leprosy

Nontuberculous	R1: M. kansasii · M. marinum R2: M. gordonae R3: M. avium complex (MAA, MAP, MAI, Lady Windermere syndrome) · M. ulcerans (Buruli ulcer) · M. haemophilum R4: M. fortuitum · M. chelonae

Nocardiaceae

Nocardia asteroides/Nocardia brasiliensis (Nocardiosis) · Rhodococcus equi

Corynebacteriaceae

Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Diphtheria) · Corynebacterium minutissimum (Erythrasma) · Corynebacterium jeikeium

Bifidobacteriaceae

Gardnerella vaginalis

Infectious diseases · Bacterial diseases: Proteobacterial G- (primarily A00–A79, 001–041, 080–109)

Rickettsiales

Rhizobiales

Brucellaceae	Brucella abortus (Brucellosis)

Bartonellaceae	Bartonellosis: Bartonella henselae (Cat-scratch disease) · Bartonella quintana (Trench fever) · either henselae or quintana (Bacillary angiomatosis) · Bartonella bacilliformis (Carrion's disease)

Enterobacteriales
(OX-)

Pasteurellales

Haemophilus: H. influenzae (Haemophilus meningitis, Brazilian purpuric fever) · H. ducreyi (Chancroid) H. parainfluenzae (HACEK)

Pasteurella multocida (Pasteurellosis) · Actinobacillus (Actinobacillosis)

Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (HACEK)

Legionellales

Legionella pneumophila/Legionella longbeachae (Legionellosis) · Coxiella burnetii (Q fever)

Thiotrichales

Francisella tularensis (Tularemia)

Vibrionales

Vibrio cholerae (Cholera) · Vibrio vulnificus · Vibrio parahaemolyticus · Vibrio alginolyticus · Plesiomonas shigelloides

Pseudomonadales

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pseudomonas infection) · Moraxella catarrhalis · Acinetobacter baumannii

Xanthomonadales

Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Cardiobacteriales

Cardiobacterium hominis (HACEK)

Campylobacterales

Campylobacter jejuni (Campylobacteriosis, Guillain-Barré syndrome) · Helicobacter pylori (Peptic ulcer, MALT lymphoma)

Infectious diseases · Bacterial diseases: non-proteobacterial G- (primarily A00-A79, 001-041,080-109)

Spirochaete

Chlamydiae

Chlamydophila	Chlamydophila psittaci (Psittacosis) · Chlamydophila pneumoniae

Chlamydia	Chlamydia trachomatis (Chlamydia, Lymphogranuloma venereum, Trachoma)

Bacteroidetes

Bacteroides fragilis · Capnocytophaga canimorsus · Porphyromonas gingivalis · Prevotella intermedia · Bacteroides forsythus

Fusobacteria

Fusobacterium necrophorum (Lemierre's syndrome) · Fusobacterium nucleatum · Fusobacterium polymorphum

Infectious diseases · Viral diseases (A80–B34, 042–079)

Oncovirus

DNA virus: HBV (Hepatocellular carcinoma) · HPV (Cervical cancer) · Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (Kaposi's sarcoma) · Epstein-Barr virus (Nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Burkitt's lymphoma, Primary central nervous system lymphoma) · MCPyV (Merkel cell cancer) · SV40

RNA virus: HCV (Hepatocellular carcinoma) · HTLV-I (Adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma)

Immune disorders

HIV (AIDS)

Central
nervous system

Cardiovascular

CBV (Pericarditis, Myocarditis)

Respiratory
system/
acute viral
nasopharyngitis/
viral pneumonia

DNA virus	Epstein-Barr virus (EBV infection/Infectious mononucleosis) · Cytomegalovirus

RNA virus	IV: SARS coronavirus (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) V, Orthomyxoviridae: Influenzavirus A/B/C (Influenza/Avian influenza) V, Paramyxovirus: Human parainfluenza viruses (Parainfluenza) · RSV · hMPV

Digestive system

Oropharynx/Esophagus	MuV (Mumps) · Cytomegalovirus (Cytomegalovirus esophagitis)

Gastroenteritis/ diarrhea	DNA virus: Adenovirus (Adenovirus infection) RNA virus: Rotavirus · Norovirus · Astrovirus · Coronavirus

Hepatitis	DNA virus: HBV (B) RNA virus: CBV · HAV (A) · HCV (C) · HDV (D) · HEV (E) · HGV (G)

Pancreatitis	CBV

Skin and
mucous membrane
lesions,
including exanthem

DNA virus

Herpesviridae	HSV (Herpes simplex, Herpetic whitlow) · VZV (Chickenpox, Herpes zoster) · Human herpesvirus 6/Roseolovirus (Exanthema subitum) · KSHV (Kaposi's sarcoma) · Herpes B Virus

Poxviridae	Variola (Smallpox) · MoxV (Monkeypox) · CV (Cowpox) · VV (Vaccinia) · MCV (Molluscum contagiosum)

Other	HPV (Wart/Plantar wart) · Parvovirus B19 (Erythema infectiosum, Reticulocytopenia)

RNA virus

MeV (Measles) · Rubella virus (Rubella, Congenital rubella syndrome)
picornavirus: CAV (Hand, foot and mouth disease, Herpangina) · FMDV (Foot-and-mouth disease)

Urogenital

BK virus · MuV (Mumps)

see also DNA antivirals, RNA antivirals, Antiretroviral drug

v • d • e Infectious diseases - Prion diseases / Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (A81, 046)

Prion diseases in humans	inherited/PRNP: fCJD · Gerstmann–Sträussler–Scheinker syndrome · Fatal familial insomnia sporadic: sCJD acquired/transmissible: Kuru · vCJD

Prion diseases in animals	Bovine spongiform encephalopathy · Scrapie · Chronic wasting disease · Transmissible mink encephalopathy

v • d • e Sexually transmitted diseases and infections (STD/STI) (primarily A50–A64, 090–099)

Bacterial	Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi) · Chlamydia/Lymphogranuloma venereum (Chlamydia trachomatis) · Donovanosis or Granuloma Inguinale (Klebsiella granulomatis) · Gonorrhea (Neisseria gonorrhoeae) · Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) · Ureaplasma infection (Ureaplasma urealyticum)

Protozoal	Trichomoniasis (Trichomonas vaginalis)

Parasitic	Crab louse/crabs · Scabies

Viral	AIDS (HIV-1/HIV-2) · Cervical cancer & Genital warts (condyloma) (Human papillomavirus (HPV)) · Hepatitis B (Hepatitis B virus) · Herpes simplex (HSV1/HSV2) · Molluscum contagiosum (MCV)

General inflammation	female: Cervicitis · Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) male: Epididymitis · Prostatitis either: Proctitis · Urethritis/Non-gonococcal urethritis (NGU)

Other	Ectopic pregnancy · Premature birth · Infertility · Reactive arthritis

Infectious diseases · Mycoses and Mesomycetozoea (B35-B49, 110-118)

Superficial and
cutaneous
(dermatomycosis):
Tinea=skin;
Piedra (exothrix/endothrix)=hair

Ascomycota

Dermatophyte
(Dermatophytosis)

By location	Tinea barbae/Tinea capitis (Kerion) · Tinea corporis (Ringworm) · Tinea cruris · Tinea manuum · Tinea pedis (Athlete's foot) · Tinea unguium/Onychomycosis

By organism	Epidermophyton floccosum · Microsporum canis · Microsporum audouinii · Trichophyton interdigitale/mentagrophytes · Trichophyton tonsurans · Trichophyton schoenleini · Trichophyton rubrum

Other

Hortaea werneckii (Tinea nigra) · Piedraia hortae (Black piedra)

Basidiomycota

Malassezia furfur (Tinea versicolor) · Trichosporon beigelii (White piedra)

Subcutaneous,
systemic,
and opportunistic

Ascomycota

Dimorphic
(yeast+mold)

Onygenales	Coccidioides immitis/Coccidioides posadasii (Coccidioidomycosis) · Histoplasma capsulatum (Histoplasmosis) · Lacazia loboi (Lobo's disease) · Paracoccidioides brasiliensis (Paracoccidioidomycosis)

Other	Blastomyces dermatitidis (Blastomycosis) · Sporothrix schenckii (Sporotrichosis) · Penicillium marneffei (Penicilliosis)

Yeast-like

Candida albicans (Candidiasis, Oral, Esophageal, Chronic mucocutaneous) · C. glabrata · C. tropicalis · C. lusitaniae · Pneumocystis jirovecii (Pneumocystosis, Pneumocystis pneumonia)

Mold-like

Aspergillus (Aspergillosis, Aspergilloma, Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis) · Exophiala jeanselmei (Eumycetoma) · Fonsecaea pedrosoi/Fonsecaea compacta/Phialophora verrucosa (Chromoblastomycosis) · Geotrichum candidum (Geotrichosis) · Pseudallescheria boydii (Allescheriasis)

Basidiomycota

Cryptococcus neoformans (Cryptococcosis)

Zygomycota
(Zygomycosis)

Mucorales (Mucormycosis)	Rhizopus oryzae · Mucor indicus · Absidia corymbifera · Syncephalastrum racemosum

Entomophthorales (Entomophthoramycosis)	Basidiobolus ranarum (Basidiobolomycosis) · Conidiobolus coronatus/Conidiobolus incongruus (Conidiobolomycosis)

Microsporidia
(Microsporidiosis)

Enterocytozoon bieneusi/Encephalitozoon intestinalis

Mesomycetozoea

Rhinosporidium seeberi (Rhinosporidiosis)

Flatworm/
platyhelminth

Fluke/trematode
(Trematode infection)

Cestoda
(Tapeworm infection)

Cyclophyllidea	Echinococcus granulosus/Echinococcus multilocularis (Echinococcosis) · Taenia saginata (beef)/Taenia solium (pork) (Taeniasis/Cysticercosis) · Hymenolepis nana/Hymenolepis diminuta (Hymenolepiasis)

Pseudophyllidea	Diphyllobothrium latum (Diphyllobothriasis) · Spirometra erinaceieuropaei (Sparganosis) · Diphyllobothrium mansonoides (Sparganosis)

Roundworm/nematode
(Nematode infection)

Secernentea

Spirurida

Camallanina

Dracunculus medinensis (Dracunculiasis)

Spirurina

Filarioidea (Filariasis)	Onchocerca volvulus (Onchocerciasis) · Loa loa (Loa loa filariasis) · Mansonella (Mansonelliasis) · Dirofilaria repens (Dirofilariasis) Wuchereria bancrofti · Brugia malayi · Brugia timori

Thelazioidea	Gnathostoma (Gnathostomiasis) · Thelazia (Thelaziasis)

Spiruroidea	Gongylonema

Strongylida
(hookworm)

Ancylostoma duodenale/Ancylostoma braziliense (Ancylostomiasis, Cutaneous larva migrans) · Necator americanus (Necatoriasis) · Angiostrongylus cantonensis (Angiostrongyliasis) · Metastrongylus (Metastrongylosis)

Ascaridida

Ascaris lumbricoides (Ascariasis) · Anisakis (Anisakiasis) · Toxocara canis/Toxocara cati (Visceral larva migrans/Toxocariasis) · Baylisascaris

Rhabditida

Strongyloides stercoralis (Strongyloidiasis)

Oxyurida

Enterobius vermicularis (Enterobiasis · Pinworm)

Adenophorea

Trichinella spiralis (Trichinosis) · Trichuris trichiura (Trichuriasis · Whipworm) · Capillaria philippinensis (Intestinal capillariasis) · Capillaria hepatica

Insecta

Phthiraptera/Lice	Pediculus humanus corporis/Pediculus humanus capitis (Pediculosis, Head-louse infestation) Phthirus pubis (Phthiriasis)

Hemiptera	Cimex

Pterygota	fly maggots (Myiasis) · Tunga penetrans (Tungiasis)

Arachnida

Acariasis (mites)	Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies) · Trombicula (Trombiculiasis) · Demodex

Ticks	Tick infestation

see also anti-arthropod medications

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