Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Balantidiasis ( Balantidium coli)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Balantidiasis ( Balantidium coli) Balantidiasis is a medical condition. Balantidium coli is a single-celled parasite which causes balantidiasis. An organism belonging to the group of protozoa that possess cilia. It
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium parvum)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium parvum) Cryptosporidiosis is an infectious disease caused by the parasite Cryptosporidium parvum. Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan parasite that forms spores. Oocysts exhibit
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (Leishmania species)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis (Leishmania species) Mucocutaneous Leishmaniasis is a medical condition characterized by the presence of lesions affecting both the skin and mucous membranes. Leishmania species Several d
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - African Sleeping Sickness ( Trypanosoma brucei)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology - African Sleeping Sickness ( Trypanosoma brucei) Trypanosoma brucei is the name of the organism. There are two subspecies, gambiense and rhodesiense, that cannot be distinguished based on their physical characterist
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitis)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Blastomycosis (Blastomyces dermatitis) The Blastomycosis When contaminated soil is disturbed, aerosolized spores, or conidia, are released into the air and can cause blastomycosis. Blastomyces dermatitidis is the sou
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides immitis)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Coccidioidomycosis (Coccidioides immitis) The coccidioidomycosis Coccidioides immitis is the causative agent of coccidioidomycosis, which is inhaled after contaminated soil is disturbed by humans (excavation) or nat
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Paracoccidioidomycosis (Paracoccidioides brasiliensis)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Paracoccidioidomycosis (Paracoccidioides brasiliensis) When contaminated soil is disturbed, aerosolized conidia from Paracoccidioides brasiliensis are inhaled, which results in the disease paracoccidioidomycosis. Th
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Candidiasis (Candida albicans)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Candidiasis (Candida albicans) Candida albicans and other Candida species, which are common in the mouth, vagina, and gastrointestinal tract, are the cause of candidiasis. Patients with diabetes, cancer patients exp
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Cryptococcosis (Cryptococcus neoformans)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Cryptococcosis (Cryptococcus neoformans) Cryptococcosis The etiology of cryptococcosis is Cryptococcus neoformans, which is spread by inhaling yeast cells from soil and roosting areas tainted with pigeon droppings. Th
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Aspergillosis (Aspergillus species)
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology -Aspergillosis (Aspergillus species) The Aspergillosis Aspergillus species are the cause of aspergillosis. Dust exposure or inhaling aerosolized conidia from the soil are the two main ways that aspergillosis is spread.
