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Haemophilus influenzae meningitis
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: H. influenzae- aerobic gram-negative
- Portal of Entry: Respiratory Tract
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Meningococcal meningitis
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Neisseria meningitidis- aerobic gram-negative bacterium with polysaccharide capsule that is important to its virulence
- Portal of Entry: Respiratory Tract
- rash that does not fade
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Pneumococcal meningitis
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Streptococcus pneumoniae- gram-positive, encapsulated diplococcus
- Portal of Entry: Respiratory Tract
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Listeriosis
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Listeria monocytogenes- gram-positive rod, one of the few pathogens capable of growth at refrigerator temperatures
- Portal of Entry: mouth
- mostly foodborne
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Cryptococcosis
- Fungal
- Pathogen: Cryptococcus neoformans
- Portal of Entry: Respiratory Tract
- Method of Transmission: inhaling soil contaminated with spores
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Western equine encepahlitis
- Arboviral Encephalitis
- Mosquito Vector: Culex
- Reservoir: Birds, horses
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Eastern equine encephalitis
- Arboviral Encephalitis
- Mosquito Vector: Aedes, Culiseta
- Reservoir: Birds, horses
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St. Louis encephalitis
- Arboviral Encephalitis
- Mosquito Vector: Culex
- Reservoir: Birds
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California encephalitis
- Arboviral Encephalitis
- Mosquito Vector: Aedes
- Reservoir: Small mammals
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West Nile encepahlitis
- Arboviral Encephalitis
- Mosquito Vector: Culex
- Reservoir: Birds, large mammals
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Tetanus
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Clostridium tetani- obligately anaerobic, endospore-forming, gram-positive rod
- Method of Transmission: Puncture wound
- lockjaw
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Botulism
- Bacterial
- Pathogen: Clostridium botulinum- obligately anaerobic, endospore forming, gram-positive rod found in soil and many aquatic sediments, produces exotoxin
- Method of Transmission: foodborne intoxication
- flaccid paralysis
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Poliomyelitis
- Viral
- Pathogen: Poliovirus
- Method of Transmission: ingesting contaminated water
- asymptomatic, can cause paralysis of respiratory tract
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Rabies
- Viral
- Pathogen: Lyssavirus
- Method of Tranmission: Animal bite
- almost always results in fatal encephalitis
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African Trypanosomiasis
- Protozoan
- Pathogen: Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense (flagellates)
- Method of Transmission: Tsetse fly
- fatal infection
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Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
Pathogen: PRION
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