List of infectious diseases

List of human infectious diseases arranged by name.
 List of infectious diseases in humans 
 Disease Causative Agent (Bacteria, Virus, or other organism/agent) Acinetobacter infections Acinetobacter baumannii Actinomycosis Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus 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 pneumoniamultiple 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) 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, Chlamydophila Psittaci 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 FilariasisFilarioidea superfamily Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens Clostridium perfringens Free-living amebic infectionmultiple 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 intestinalisGlandersBurkholderia malleiGnathostomiasisGnathostoma 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 infectionHaemophilus 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 simplexHerpes 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)
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| Influenza (flu)
| Orthomyxoviridae family
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| Isosporiasis
| Isospora belli|-
| Kawasaki disease
| unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious
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| Keratitis
| multiple
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| Kingella kingae infection
| Kingella kingae|-
| Kuru
| Kuru prion
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| Lassa fever
| Lassa virus
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| Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease)
| Legionella pneumophila|-
| Legionellosis (Pontiac fever)
| Legionella pneumophila|-
| Leishmaniasis
| Leishmania genus
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| Leprosy
| Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis|-
| Leptospirosis
| Leptospira genus
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| Listeriosis
| Listeria monocytogenes|-
| Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis)
| usually Borrelia burgdorferi and other Borrelia species
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| Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis)
| Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi|-
| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis
| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV)
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| Malaria
| Plasmodium genus
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| Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF)
| Marburg virus
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| Measles
| Measles virus
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|Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease)
|Burkholderia pseudomallei|-
| Meningitis
| multiple
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| Meningococcal disease
| Neisseria meningitidis|-
| Metagonimiasis
| usually Metagonimus yokagawai|-
| Metapneumonia
| Metapneumovirus (HMPV)
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| Microsporidiosis
| Microsporidia phylum
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| Molluscum contagiosum (MC)
| Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV)
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| Mumps
| Mumps virus
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| Murine typhus (Endemic typhus)
| Rickettsia typhi|-
| Mycoplasma pneumonia
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae|-
| Mycetoma
| numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma)
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| Myiasis
| parasitic dipterous fly larvae
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| Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum)
| most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae|-
| (New) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD)
| vCJD prion
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| Nocardiosis
| usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species
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| COVID-19
| Novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV)|-
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| Onchocerciasis (River blindness)
| Onchocerca volvulus|-
| Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis)
| Paracoccidioides brasiliensis|-
| Paragonimiasis
| usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species
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| Pasteurellosis
| Pasteurella genus
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| 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
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| Pertussis (Whooping cough)
| Bordetella pertussis|-
| Plague
| Yersinia pestis|-
| Pneumococcal infection
| Streptococcus pneumoniae|-
| Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
| Pneumocystis jirovecii|-
| Pneumonia
| multiple
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| Poliomyelitis
| Poliovirus
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| Prevotella infection
| Prevotella genus
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| Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM)
|usually Naegleria fowleri|-
| Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
| JC virus
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| Psittacosis
| Chlamydophila psittaci|-
| Q fever
| Coxiella burnetii|-
| Rabies
| Rabies virus
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| Rat-bite fever
| Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus|-
| Respiratory syncytial virus infection
| Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
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| Rhinosporidiosis
| Rhinosporidium seeberi|-
| Rhinovirus infection
| Rhinovirus
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| Rickettsial infection
| Rickettsia genus
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| Rickettsialpox
| Rickettsia akari|-
| Rift Valley fever (RVF)
| Rift Valley fever virus
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| Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF)
| Rickettsia rickettsii|-
| Rotavirus infection
| Rotavirus
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| Rubella
| Rubella virus
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| Salmonellosis
| Salmonella genus
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|SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)
|SARS coronavirus
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| Scabies
| Sarcoptes scabiei|-
| Schistosomiasis
| Schistosoma genus
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| Sepsis
| multiple
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| Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery)
| Shigella genus
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| Shingles (Herpes zoster)
|  Varicella zoster virus (VZV)
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| Smallpox (Variola)
| Variola major or Variola minor
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| Sporotrichosis
| Sporothrix schenckii Staphylococcal food poisoning Staphylococcus genus Staphylococcal infection Staphylococcus genus Strongyloidiasis Strongyloides stercoralis Syphilis Treponema pallidumTaeniasis 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)

Related pages
 Lists of diseases
 Infectious disease
 Virus diseases
 List of infectious diseases causing flu-like syndrome
 Transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
 List of ICD-9 codes 001-139: infectious and parasitic diseases

 References 

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

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