Major Human Pathogens

Viruses Fungi
Gram positive Bacteria RNA
Rhinovirus Influenza A, B Mold
Rods Branching Coxsackie Parainfluenza DNA Yeast Aspergillus
Dimorphic
Listeria Actinomyces RSV Coccidioides
Cocci Enteroviruses Adenovirus Candida Mucor
Bacillus Nocardia Human Herpes simplex Histoplasmosis
Poliovirus Cryptococcus Rhizopus
Staphylococcus Clostridium metapneumovirus Varicella zoster Blastomyces
Rotavirus Pneumocystis Fusarium
Streptococcus Corynebacterium Norovirus Coronavirus Cytomegalovirus Paracoccidioides
Enterococcus Malassezia
Gardnerella Hepatitis A (MERS, SARS) Epstein Barr virus Sporothrix
Microsporidia
Propionibacterium Hepatitis C Ebola HHV6, HHV7, HHV8 Dermatophytes
HIV Rabies Smallpox Microsporum, Epidermophytum Trichophytum
HTLV-1 Vector borne Molluscum contagiosum
No cell wall Measles West Nile Hepatitis B
Acid Fast Bacilli
Pleomorphic
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Mumps
Rubella
Dengue Parvovirus
Human papillomavirus
Protozoa Tissue
Chickengunya Trypanosoma
Mycoplasma Mycobacterium leprae Yellow Fever BK polyomavirus GI/GU
Non-tuberculous Mycobacteria Entamoeba Leishmania
Blood
Giardia Toxoplasma
Plasmodium
Cryptosporidium Babesia
Gram negative Bacteria Zoonotic
Brucella
Spirochaetes Arthropods Trichomonas

Rods Francisella
Campylobacter Treponema Ticks Helminths
Enteric flora Pasteurella Borrelia Vectors of: Lyme borreliosis, Trematodes (Flukes)
Respiratory Pathogens Leptospira Relapsing Fever, RMSF, Nematodes
E. coli Bartonella Schistosoma
Haemophilus other Rickettsia, Babesia, (Roundworms)
Klebsiella Spiral Yersinia (Schistosomiasis)
Proteus Bordatella Coxiella
Anaplasma, Ehrlichia Enterobius (Pinworm)
Legionella Campylobacter Intracellular Lice (pediculosis) Clonorchis & Fasciola
Serratia Chlamydophila Trichuris (Whipworm)
Vectors of: Epidemic typhus, (Liver Flukes)
Enterobacter Helicobacter psittaci Chlamydia Ascaris (Giant worm)
Trench Fever Paragonimus (Lung Fluke)
Opportunistic Chlamydophila Ancylostoma & Necator
Rickettsia Mites (scabies)
Pseudomonas Rickettsia (Hookworm)
Ehrlichia Vectors of: Scrub typhus, Cestodes (Tapeworms) Strongyloides (Strongy)
Anaplasma Coxiella
Enteric pathogens Rickettsialpox Taenia saginata Toxocara (Dog Ascaris)
Borrelia Legionella
Comma Mosquitoes (Beef Tapeworm) Trichinella (Trichinosis)
Shigella Leptospira Ehrlichia Vectors of: Malaria, Dengue,
Salmonella Vibrio Anaplasma Taenia Solium Onchocerca (River
Anaerobic Chikungunya, West Nile, (Pig Tapeworm) Blindness)
Yersinia Bartonella Yellow Fever
Bacteroides Diphyllobothrium Loa Loa (Eye Worm)
Diplococci Brucella Fleas (Fish Tapeworm)
Prevotella Wuchereria & Brugia
Francisella Vectors of: Cat-scratch fever,
Echinococcus (Elephantiasis)
Fusobacterium Neisseria Murine typhus, Bubonic
Shigella (Dog Tapeworm)
Moraxella plague, Tularemia
Salmonella