Viral Diseases and Their Etiologic Agents
Alphabetical Index of Viral and Infectious diseases:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | XYZ
indicates there are more than one etiologic agents exist for a disease.
Viral Families are linked where appropriate to individual pages within the Big Picture Book of Viruses. Infectious Diseases that are not viral in etiology are identified as being of non-viral origen.
A
- Acanthamoeba - (Parasitical - not viral)
- Actinobacillus - Actinomycetemcomitans (Bacterial - not viral)
- Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis - Coxsackie A-24 virus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus), Enterovirus 70 (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Acute hemorrhagic cystitis - Adenovirus 11 and 21 (Adenovirus)
- AIDS / Acquired Immune Difficiency Syndrome - human immunodeficiency virus (Retrovirus)
- Anisakidosis - Anisakis simplex (Bacterial - not viral)
- Anthrax - Bacillus anthracis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Aspergilloma / Aspergillosis - Aspergillus (Fungal - not viral)
- Arthritis, Septic - Staphylococcus aureus, or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Bacterial - not viral)
- Athlete's Foot - Dermatophytes (Fungal - not viral)
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B
- Blastomycosis - Blastomyces dermatitidis (Fungal - not viral)
- "Black death" (plague) - Yersinia pestis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Bornholm disease (pleurodynia) - Coxsackie B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Botulism - Clostridium botulinum (Bacterial - not viral)
- Borna Diease - Borna Diease Virus (Unassigned Virus)
- Brazilian purpuric fever - Haemophilus aegyptius (Bacterial - not viral)
- Bronchitis - (Bacterial - not viral)
- Bronchiolitis - Respiratory syncytial virus (Paramyxovirus), Parainfluenza virus (Paramyxovirus)
- Brucellosis - Brucella (Bacterial - not viral)
- Bubonic Plague - Yersinia pestis (Bacterial - not viral)
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C
- California encephalitis - California encephalitis virus (Bunyavirus)
- Candidiasis - Candida (Yeast - not viral)
- Cat Scratch Fever - Bartonella henselae (Bacterial - not viral)
- Cellulitis - (Bacterial - not viral)
- Cervical cancer - human papilloma virus (Papovavirus)
- CFS - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - not an infectious disease
- Chancroid - Haemophilus ducreyi (Bacterial - not viral)
- Chicken pox - varicella zoster virus (Herpesvirus)
- Chlamydia - Chlamydiae trachomatis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Cholera - Vibrio cholerae (Bacterial - not viral)
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome - not an infectious disease
- Colorado tick fever - Colorado tick fever virus (Reovirus)
- Conjunctivitis - Haemophilus aegyptius or Chlamydiae trachomatis (Bacterial - not viral) or Adenovirus (Adenovirus) or Herpes Simplex Virus (Herpesvirus)
- Cowpox - vaccinia virus (Poxvirus)
- Croup, infectious - parainfluenza viruses 1-3 (Paramyxovirus)
- Cryptosporidiosis - Cryptosporidium parvum or Cryptosporidium coccidi (Protozoan parasite - not viral)
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D
- Darling's Disease - Histoplasma capsulatum (Fungal - not viral)
- Dengue - dengue virus (Flavivirus)
- Dermatomycoses - Dermatophytes (Fungal - not viral)
- Desert Rheumatism - Coccidioides immites (Bacterial - not viral)
- "Devil's grip"(pleurodynia) - Coxsackie B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Diphtheria - Corynebacterium diphtheriae (Bacterial - not viral)
- Dysentery - Shigella (Bacterial - not viral)
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E
- Ear Infection - see Otitis Media
- Eastern equine encephalitis - EEE virus (Togavirus)
- Ebola hemorrhagic fever - Ebola virus (Filovirus)
- Ehrlichiosis - Ehrlichia (Bacterial - not viral)
- Endocarditis - various bacterial pathogens (Bacterial - not viral)
- Epiglottitis - Haemophilus influenzae or Streptococcus pyogenes (Bacterial - not viral)
- Erythema infectiosum - Parvovirus B19 (Parvovirus)
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F
- "Fifth" disease (erythema infectiosum) - Parvovirus B19 (Parvovirus)
- "Flesh Eating Bacteria" - Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) - Group A Strep (Bacterial - not viral)
- Food Poisoning - various bacterial pathogens, and some toxins
- Foot and Mouth Disease (Hand-foot-mouth disease) - Coxsackie A-16 virus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
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G
- Gardener's Disease - Sporothrix schenckii (Fungal - not viral)
- Gas gangrene - Clostridium perfringens (Bacterial - not viral)
- Gastroenteritis - Norwalk virus (Calicivirus), rotavirus (Reovirus), or various bacterial species
- Genital HSV - Herpes Simples Virus (Herpesvirus)
- Giardiasis - Giardia lamblia (Protozoan parasite - not viral)
- Gilchrist's Disease - Blastomyces dermatitidis (Fungal - not viral)
- Gingivostomatitis - HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
- Gonorrhea - Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Bacterial - not viral)
- Granuloma Inguinale - Calymmatobacterium granulomatis (Bacterial - not viral)
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H
- Hand-foot-mouth disease - Coxsackie A-16 virus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever / Hantaan-Korean hemorrhagic fever - Hantavirus (Bunyavirus)
- Hepatitis:
- Hepatitis A - hepatitis A virus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Hepatitis B - hepatitis B virus (Hepadnavirus)
- Hepatitis C - hepatitis C virus (Flavivirus)
- Hepatitis D - hepatitis D virus (Deltavirus)
- Hepatitis E - hepatitis E virus (Calicivirus)
- Herpangina - Coxsackie A (Picornavirus: Enterovirus), Enterovirus 7 (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Herpes, genital - HSV-2 (Herpesvirus)
- Herpes labialis - HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
- Herpes, neonatal - HSV-2 (Herpesvirus)
- Histoplasmosis - Histoplasma capsulatum (Fungal - not viral)
- HIV - human immunodeficiency virus (Retrovirus)
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I
- Impetigo - Streptococcus pyogenes or Staphylococcus aureus (Bacterial - not viral)
- Infectious myocarditis - Coxsackie B1-B5 (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Infectious pericarditis - Coxsackie B1-B5 (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Influenza - Influenza viruses A, B, and C (Orthomyxovirus)
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J
- Japanese encephalitis virus - JEE virus (Flavivirus)
- Jock Itch - Dermatophytes (Fungal - not viral)
- Junin Argentinian hemorrhagic fever - Juninvirus (Arenavirus)
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L
- LaCrosse encephalitis - LaCross virus (Bunyavirus)
- Lassa hemorrhagic fever - Lassavirus (Arenavirus)
- Legionnaire's Disease (Legionnaire's pneumonia) - Legionella pneumophila (Bacterial - not viral)
- Leprosy (Hansen's disease) - Mycobacterium leprae (Bacterial - not viral)
- Leptospirosis - Leptospira interrogans (Spirochetes, Bacterial - not viral)
- Leishmaniasis - Leishmania (Parasitical - not viral)
- Listeriosis - Listeria moncytogenes (Bacterial - not viral)
- Lyme disease - Borrelia burgdoferi (Spirochetes, Bacterial - not viral)
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M
- Machupo Bolivian hemorrhagic fever - Machupovirus (Arenavirus)
- Malta fever - Brucella sp. (Bacterial - not viral)
- Marburg hemorrhagic fever - Marburg virus (Filovirus)
- Measles - rubeola virus (Paramyxovirus)
- Melioidosis - Pseudomonas pseudomallei (Bacterial - not viral)
- Meningitis, aseptic - Coxsackie A and B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus), Echovirus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus), lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (Arenavirus), HSV-2 (Herpesvirus), Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Meningitis, bacterial - Neisseria meningitidis (Bacterial - not viral), Haemophilus influenzae (Bacterial - not viral), Listeria monocytogenes (Bacterial - not viral), Streptoccoccus pneumoniae, Group B streptococcus (Bacterial - not viral)
- Microsporidiosis - Microsporidia - (single cell Parasites - non-viral)
- Middle Ear Infection - see Otitis Media
- Molluscum contagiosum - Molluscum (Poxvirus)
- Moniliasis - Candida species (Yeast - not viral)
- Mononucleosis - Epstein-Barr virus (Herpesvirus)
- Mononucleosis-like syndrome - CMV (Herpesvirus)
- Mumps - mumps virus (Paramyxovirus)
- Mycotic Vulvovaginitis - Candida species (Yeast- not viral)
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N
- Necrotizing fasciitis (NF) - Group A Strep (Bacterial - not viral)
- Nocardiosis - Nocardia (Bacterial - not viral)
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O
- Orf - Orfvirus (Poxvirus)
- Otitis externa - Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Bacterial - not viral)
- Otitis media - Streptococcus pneunomiae, or Haemophilus influenzae, or Moraxella catarrhalis, or Staphylococcus aureus (Bacterial - not viral)
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P
- PCP - Pneumocystis carinii (Bacterial - not viral)
- Pelvic Inflamatory Disease - various Bacterial pathogens (Bacterial - not viral)
- Peritonitis - Escherichia coli, or Bacteriodes (Bacterial - not viral)
- Pertussis - Bordetella pertussis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Phaeohyphomycosis - Dematiaceous Fungi (Fungal - not viral)
- Pharyngoconjunctival fever - Adenovirus 1-3 and 5 (Adenovirus)
- Pharyngitis:
- Phycomycosis - Mucor species (Fungal - not viral)
- PID - see Pelvic Inflamatory Disease
- "Pink eye" conjunctivitis - see Conjunctivitis
- Plague - Yersinia pestis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Pleurodynia - Coxsackie B (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Pneumonia, viral - respiratory syncytial virus (Paramyxovirus), CMV (Herpesvirus)
- Pneumocystis carinii Pneumonia - Pneumocystis carinii (Bacterial - not viral)
- Pneumonic Plague - Yersinia Pestis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Polio, Poliomyelitis - Poliovirus (Picornavirus: Enterovirus)
- Pontiac fever - Legionella pneumophila (Bacterial - not viral)
- Posadas-Werincke's Disease - Coccidioides immites (Bacterial - not viral)
- Progressive multifocal leukencephalopathy - JC virus (Papovavirus)
- Pseudomembranous colitis - Clostridium dificile (Bacterial - not viral)
- Psittacosis - Chlamydia psittaci (Bacterial - not viral)
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Q
- Q fever - Coxiella burnetti (Rickettsial - not viral)
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R
- Rabies - rabies virus (Rhabdovirus)
- Red Eye - see Conjunctivitis
- Reticuloendotheliosis - Histoplasma capsulatum (Bacterial - not viral)
- Rheumatic Fever - Streptococcus pyogenes (Bacterial - not viral)
- Ring Worm - Dermatophytes (Fungal - not viral)
- Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) - Rickettsia rickettsii (Rickettsial - not viral)
- Roseola - HHV-6 (Herpesvirus)
- Rubella - rubivirus (Togavirus)
- Rubeola - see Measles
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S
- Salmonellosis - Salmonella species (Bacterial - not viral)
- San Joaquin Fever - Coccidioides immitis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Scabies - Sarcoptes scabiei (Mites - not viral)
- Scarlet fever - Streptococcus pyogenes (Bacterial - not viral)
- Schistosomiasis - Schistosomiasis mansoni (Bacterial - not viral)
- Sepsis - various Bacterial Pathogens (Bacterial - not viral)
- Septic Arthritis - Staphylococcus aureus, or Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Bacterial - not viral)
- Septic Thrombophlebitis - see Thrombophlebitis
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) - a human coronavirus (Coronavirus)
- Shigellosis - Shigella species (Bacterial - not viral)
- Shingles (zoster) - varicella zoster virus (Herpesvirus)
- Shipping fever - Pasteurella multocida (Bacterial - not viral)
- Sinusitis - various Bacterial Pathogens (Bacterial - not viral)
- Smallpox - variola virus (Poxvirus)
- "Slapped cheek" disease (erythema infectiosum) - Parvovirus B19 (Parvovirus)
- Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii (Fungal - not viral)
- St. Louis encephalitis - SLE virus (Flavivirus)
- Strep Throat - see Pharyngitis
- Strongyloidiasis - Strongyloides stercoralis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Swimmer's Ear - See Otitis Externa
- Syphilis - Treponema pallidum (Spirochete bacteria - not viral)
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T
- Temporal lobe encephalitis - HSV-1 (Herpesvirus)
- Tetanus - Clostridium tetani (Bacterial - not viral)
- Thrombophlebitis - Staphylococcus species (Bacterial - not viral)
- Thrush - Candida species (Yeast - not viral)
- Tinea - Dermatophytes (Fungal - not viral)
- Toxic Shock Syndrome - Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes (Bacterial - not viral)
- Toxoplasmosis - Toxoplasma gondii (Sporozoan - not viral)
- Trachoma - Chlamydia trachomatis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Trichinosis - Trichinella spiralis (Nematode - not viral)
- Trichomoniasis - Trichomonas vaginalis (Protozoan - not viral)
- Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Tularemia - Francisella tularensis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Typhoid fever - Salmonella typhi (Bacterial - not viral)
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U
- Undulating fever - Brucella species (Bacterial - not viral)
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) - various Bacterial Pathogens (Bacterial - not viral)
- Urethritis - Chlamydia trachomatis (Bacterial) , or Trichomonas vaginalis (Protozoan), or Herpes Simples Virus (Herpesvirus), Ureaplasma urealyticum (Mycoplasma)
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V
- Vaginosis - Gardnerella vaginalis (Bacterial), or Bacteroides species (Bacterial), or Streptococcus species (Bacterial)
- Valley Fever - Coccidioides immitis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Varicella - varicella zoster virus (Herpesvirus)
- Vulvovaginitis, Mycotic - Candida species (Yeast- not viral)
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W
- Western equine encephalitis - WEE virus (Togavirus)
- Whooping Cough - Bordetella pertussis (Bacterial - not viral)
- Wool sorters' disease - Bacillus anthracis (Bacterial - not viral)
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XYZ
- Yellow fever - Yellow fever virus (Flavivirus)
- Zoster - varicella zoster virus (Herpesvirus)
- Zygomycosis - Mucor species (Fungal - not viral)
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