Science 6 Name ______________________________
Period _____ Date _______________________________
Examples of
Pathogens and the Diseases They Cause
|
Disease |
Pathogen |
Kind |
Symptoms |
Transmission |
Vaccine |
|
Anthrax |
Bacillus anthracis |
Bacterium |
Sores, lesions |
Contact with infected animals |
Yes |
|
Athlete’s Foot |
Trichophyton |
Fungus |
Itching, burning sensation |
Contact with contaminated surfaces |
No |
|
Bacterial Meningitis |
|
Bacterium |
Rash, fever |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes |
|
Botulism |
Clostridium
botulinum |
Bacterium |
Blurred vision, muscle weakness |
Infected food |
No |
|
Bronchitis |
|
Virus |
Deep cough, wheezing, fever |
Inhalation, contact |
No |
|
Bubonic Plague |
Yersinia pestis |
Bacterium |
Fever, chills, aches, swollen lymph nodes |
Fleas carry the bacteria |
No |
|
Chicken Pox |
Varicella |
Virus |
Fever, bumps (pox), itching |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes |
|
Cholera |
Vibrio |
Bacterium |
Diarrhea, dehydration |
Contaminated food, fecal matter |
Yes |
|
Common Cold |
Rhinovirus |
Virus |
Runny nose, cough |
Inhalation, contact |
No |
|
Diphtheria |
Corynebacterium
diphtheriae |
Bacterium |
Swollen throat |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes |
|
Encephalitis |
|
Virus |
High fever, convulsions, coma |
Inhalation, contact |
No |
|
Food Poisoning |
Salmonella |
Bacterium |
Vomiting, diarrhea, fever |
Contaminated food |
No |
|
Hepatitis B |
|
Virus |
Fever, jaundice |
Contact, contaminated food |
Yes |
|
Influenza |
|
Virus |
Fever, chills, cough |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes |
|
Leprosy |
Mycobacterium leprae |
Bacterium |
Skin lesions, nerve damage |
Cut or wound |
No |
|
Lyme Disease |
Borrelia burgdorferi |
Bacterium |
“bulls-eye” rash, fever, aches, pains |
Carried by ticks |
No |
|
Malaria |
Plasmodium |
Protozoan |
Chills, fever, sweating |
Bite of mosquito |
Yes |
|
Measles |
Measles |
Virus |
Rash, fever |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes |
|
Mononucleosis |
|
Virus |
Enlarged lymph nodes, fever, sore throat, fatigue |
Inhalation, contact |
No |
|
Mumps |
Rubula inflans |
Virus |
Swollen glands, fever, pain when chewing and swallowing |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes |
|
Pneumonia |
|
Virus or bacterium |
Fever, headache, paralysis |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes (bacterial caused only) |
|
Polio |
|
Virus |
Diarrhea, fever, sore throat, paralysis |
|
Yes |
|
Rabies |
|
Virus |
Fever, convulsions, death |
Bite of infected animal |
Yes |
|
Rubella |
|
Virus |
Rash, swollen glands, headache |
|
yes |
|
Scarlet Fever |
Group A streptococci |
Bacterium |
Rash, bumps, itching |
Develops from strep-inhalation, contact |
|
|
Sleeping Sickness |
Trypanosoma |
Protozoan |
Fever, lethargy |
Bite of tsetse fly |
No |
|
Smallpox |
|
Virus |
Chills, fever, rash |
Inhalation, contact |
Yes |
|
Tetanus |
Clostridium tetani |
Bacterium |
Fever, jaw stiffness, muscle paralysis |
Contact with soil, cut or wound |
Yes |
|
Tuberculosis |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Bacterium |
Inflamed lungs |
Inhalation, contact |
No |
|
Typhoid Fever |
Salmonella typhi |
Bacterium |
Fever, rash, stomach pains |
Contaminated food or beverages |
No |
|
Viral Meningitis |
|
Virus |
Fever, headache, nausea, stiff neck, drowsiness, unconsciousness |
Inhalation, contact |
No |
|
|
|
Virus |
Fever, headache, nausea, vomiting |
Bite of mosquito |
|
|
Whooping Cough |
|
Bacterium |
Rapid coughing |
Inhalation |
Yes |
|
Yellow Fever |
|
Virus |
Fever, aches, jaundice |
Mosquito bite |
yes |