Vectors

Arthropods

• Mosquitoes
   
  

  Main page Anopheles gambiae: malaria Aedes aegypti: yellow fever Culex pipiens: West Nile Mosquito anatomy

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• Ixodes scapularis (deer tick): Lyme disease
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Life cycle Notes on reproduction Tissues Major Ixodes-born diseases I. scapularis life cycle diagram References

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• Triatominae (kissing bugs): Chagas disease
   
  

  Taxonomic lineage General information Triatominae genera Panstrongylus genus Rhodnius genus Triatoma genus Life history & feeding References

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• Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea): cat scratch disease, typhus, dog tapeworm
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Detection Natural predators Associated diseases Developmental stages C. felis female image Methods of control

• Acyrthosiphon pisum (pea aphid): pathogens themselves and vectors of plant viruses
   
  

  Brief facts Developmental stages Development of embryo Autumn Tree Colors & Aphids References

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Human pathogens

Fungi

• Coccidioides posadasii: Valley fever
   
  

  Brief facts Developmental stages Tissues Mating types References

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• Filobasidiella/Cryptococcus: cryptococcosis
   
  

  Brief facts Life cycle diagram Life cycle Tissues Mating types Appendices References

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Worms

• Schistosoma spp.: schistosomiasis
   
  

  Schistosoma main page Schistosoma mansoni Schistosoma japonicum

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• Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm, seatworm, threadworm)
   
  

  Brief facts Infection pathways Developmental stages Therapy and prevention References

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• Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus (human hookworms)
   
  

  A. duodenale taxonomy N. americanus taxonomy Brief facts Life cycle Global Distribution References

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• Ascaris lumbricoides (human roundworm)
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Life cycle Treatment References

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• Taenia spp. (human and zoonotic tapeworms)
   
  

  Taxonomy and origin Brief facts Developmental stages Animal cysticercosis Eradication and control Desinfection Comparison of human tapeworms Treatment Zoonotic tapeworms References

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Protozoa

• Toxoplasma gondii: toxoplasmosis
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Infection pathways Predominant genotypes Developmental stages Tissues Appendices References

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• Trypanosoma cruzi: Chagas disease
   
  

  Brief facts Cell transformations Life cycle Cellular structures Transmission pathways Chagas disease stages References

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Bacteria

• Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: MRSA staph infection
   
  

  General information Types of MRSA infections Virulence factors Pathologies Complications Risk groups and epidemiology Treatment Prevention References

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• Legionella pneumophila: Legionnaire's disease, Pontiac fever, legionellosis
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Parasitism Life cycles References

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• Treponema pallidum subsp. pallidum: syphilis
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Biology of T. pallidum Evasion of host immune defenses Immune response to early syphilis Stages of syphilis Treatment HIV/syphilis co-infection References

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Arthropods

• Pediculus humanus (human louse): pediculosis
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Life cycle Main concepts Pediculocides Recommended measures Alternative measures Unnecessary measures References Appendices

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• Sarcoptes scabiei type hominis: scabies
   
  

  Morphology, survivability Transmission, clinical signs Life cycle Treatment References

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• Cimex lectularius (common bedbug)
   
  

  Brief facts Sexual and feeding behavior Developmental stages References

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Viruses

• Human papillomavirus: tumors, neoplasias
   
  

  HPV main page Place among viruses Classification based on genotype Genome structure Proteins Life cycle Cancer development stages Cervical cancer development Vaccination Papillomavirus taxonomy References

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• Influenza viruses (A, B, C)
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Anatomy of influenza virus Types of genetic variations in influenza viruses S-OIV A (2009) features Therapy and prevention References

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• Human Immunodeficiency 1 (HIV-1)
   
  

  HIV-1 introduction HIV-1 anatomy HIV-1 origin & classification HIV-1 transmission HIV-1 life cycle HIV-1 disease progression HIV-1 treatment HIV-1 patients & host defense Resources and help Bibliography

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Plant pathogens

Fungi

• Gibberella moniliformis (fusarium)
   
  

  Brief facts Developmental stages Tissues References

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• Magnaporthe grisea: rice blast, rice blight
   
  

  Brief facts Developmental stages Tissues Mating types Strains References

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• Phytophthora infestans: potato blight
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Developmental stages Tissues Mating types References

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• Ustilago maydis (corn smut)
   
  

  Brief facts Developmental stages Tissues Mating types References

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Dog pathogens

Worms

• Ancylostoma caninum (dog hookworm)
   
  

  Brief facts Developmental stages References

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• Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm)
   
  

  Taxonomy Brief facts Life cycle Types of infections References

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Fish pathogens

Microorganisms

• Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (ich, ick, white-spot fish disease)
   
  

  Brief facts Developmental stages References

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• Pfiesteria piscicida (cell from hell)
   
  

  General information Introduction to dinoflagellates Brief facts Discovery Human health implications Pfiesteria general biology Life cycle controversy Toxicity controversy Life forms by Burkholder JM, Glasgow HB Jr. (1997) Life cycle by Litaker et al. (2002) References

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Crustaceans

• Argulus sp. (fish louse)
   
  

  Taxonomic lineage Brief facts Developmental stages References

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