List of Infectious Diseases in Humans
| DISEASE | SOURCE OF DISEASE | |
| Acinetobacter infections | Acinetobacter baumannii | |
| Actinomycosis | Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus | |
| African sleeping sickness (African trypanosomiasis) | Trypanosoma brucei | |
| AIDS (Acquired immunodeficiency 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 pneumonia | multiple 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 | |
| Buruli ulcer | Mycobacterium ulcerans | |
| Calicivirus infection (Norovirus and Sapovirus) | Caliciviridae family | |
| Campylobacteriosis | Campylobacter genus | |
| Candidiasis (Moniliasis; Thrush) | usually 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 | |
| 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 (Sixth disease) | 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 | |
| Filariasis | Filarioidea superfamily | |
| Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens | Clostridium perfringens | |
| Free-living amebic infection | multiple | |
| 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 intestinalis | |
| Glanders | Burkholderia mallei | |
| Gnathostomiasis | Gnathostoma 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 infection | Haemophilus 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, O111 and O104:H4 | |
| 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 simplex | Herpes 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) | |
| Influenza (flu) | Orthomyxoviridae family | |
| Isosporiasis | Isospora belli | |
| Kawasaki disease | unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious | |
| Keratitis | multiple | |
| Kingella kingae infection | Kingella kingae | |
| Kuru | Kuru prion | |
| Lassa fever | Lassa virus | |
| Legionellosis (Legionnaires' disease) | Legionella pneumophila | |
| Legionellosis (Pontiac fever) | Legionella pneumophila | |
| Leishmaniasis | Leishmania genus | |
| Leprosy | Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis | |
| Leptospirosis | Leptospira genus | |
| Listeriosis | Listeria monocytogenes | |
| Lyme disease (Lyme borreliosis) | usually Borrelia burgdorferi and other Borrelia species | |
| Lymphatic filariasis (Elephantiasis) | Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi | |
| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus (LCMV) | |
| Malaria | Plasmodium genus | |
| Marburg hemorrhagic fever (MHF) | Marburg virus | |
| Measles | Measles virus | |
| Melioidosis (Whitmore's disease) | Burkholderia pseudomallei | |
| Meningitis | multiple | |
| Meningococcal disease | Neisseria meningitidis | |
| Metagonimiasis | usually Metagonimus yokagawai | |
| Microsporidiosis | Microsporidia phylum | |
| Molluscum contagiosum (MC) | Molluscum contagiosum virus (MCV) | |
| Mumps | Mumps virus | |
| Murine typhus (Endemic typhus) | Rickettsia typhi | |
| Mycoplasma pneumonia | Mycoplasma pneumoniae | |
| Mycetoma | numerous species of bacteria (Actinomycetoma) and fungi (Eumycetoma) | |
| Myiasis | parasitic dipterous fly larvae | |
| Neonatal conjunctivitis (Ophthalmia neonatorum) | most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae | |
| (New) Variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD, nvCJD) | vCJD prion | |
| Nocardiosis | usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species | |
| Onchocerciasis (River blindness) | Onchocerca volvulus | |
| Paracoccidioidomycosis (South American blastomycosis) | Paracoccidioides brasiliensis | |
| Paragonimiasis | usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species | |
| Pasteurellosis | Pasteurella genus | |
| Pediculosis capitis (Head lice) | Pediculus humanus capitis | |
| Pediculosis corporis (Body lice) | Pediculus humanus corporis | |
| Pediculosis pubis (Pubic lice, Crab lice) | Phthirus pubis | |
| Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) | multiple | |
| Pertussis (Whooping cough) | Bordetella pertussis | |
| Plague | Yersinia pestis | |
| Pneumococcal infection | Streptococcus pneumoniae | |
| Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) | Pneumocystis jirovecii | |
| Pneumonia | multiple | |
| Poliomyelitis | Poliovirus | |
| Prevotella infection | Prevotella genus | |
| Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) | usually Naegleria fowleri | |
| Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy | JC virus | |
| Psittacosis | Chlamydophila psittaci | |
| Q fever | Coxiella burnetii | |
| Rabies | Rabies virus | |
| Rat-bite fever | Streptobacillus moniliformis and Spirillum minus | |
| Respiratory syncytial virus infection | Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) | |
| Rhinosporidiosis | Rhinosporidium seeberi | |
| Rhinovirus infection | Rhinovirus | |
| Rickettsial infection | Rickettsia genus | |
| Rickettsialpox | Rickettsia akari | |
| Rift Valley fever (RVF) | Rift Valley fever virus | |
| Rocky mountain spotted fever (RMSF) | Rickettsia rickettsii | |
| Rotavirus infection | Rotavirus | |
| Rubella | Rubella virus | |
| Salmonellosis | Salmonella genus | |
| SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) | SARS coronavirus | |
| Scabies | Sarcoptes scabiei | |
| Schistosomiasis | Schistosoma genus | |
| Sepsis | multiple | |
| Shigellosis (Bacillary dysentery) | Shigella genus | |
| Shingles (Herpes zoster) | Varicella zoster virus (VZV) | |
| Smallpox (Variola) | Variola major or Variola minor | |
| Sporotrichosis | Sporothrix schenckii | |
| Staphylococcal food poisoning | Staphylococcus genus | |
| Staphylococcal infection | Staphylococcus genus | |
| Strongyloidiasis | Strongyloides stercoralis | |
| Syphilis | Treponema pallidum | |
| Taeniasis | 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) |
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