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Pathogenic organisms
Pathogenic organisms are capable of causing disease in their host. They include bacteria such as staphylococcus, streptococcus, and pneumococcus; viruses like hepatitis, herpes, and influenza; fungi that cause superficial and deep mycoses; and parasites such as leishmania and sporozoa. Pathogenic organisms are classified into groups including coccus, bacilli, spirochetes, mycoplasma, rickettsiae, chlamydiae, viruses, fungi and parasites with examples provided of disease-causing organisms from each group.
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Pathogenic organisms
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- 2. • The definitionof a pathogenic organism is an organism capable of causing disease in its host. • A human pathogen is capable of causing illness in humans.
- 3. • COCCI • BACILLI •SPIROCHAETE • MYCOPLASMA • RIKETTSIAE • CHLAMYDIAE • VIRUSES • FUNGI • PARASITES
- 4. COCCI • Gram positive •Staphylococcus – Streptococcus – Pneumococcus • Gram negative – Neisseria meningitis – Neisseria gonorrhea
- 5. BACILLI • Gram positive –Bacillus anthracis – Corynebacterium diphtheriae – Clostridium – mycobacterium • Gram negative – E. coli – S.typhi – Shigella dyseneriae – Vibrio cholera
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- 9. CHLAMYDIAE • C. Pneumoniae •C. psittaci • C. trachomatis
- 10. VIRUSES • Pox virus •Herpes virus • Adeno virus • Hepatitis virus • Picorna virus • Orthomyxo virus • Paramyxo virus • Orbi virus • Rhabdo virus • Retro virus
- 11. FUNGI • Superficial Mycosis •Deep Mycosis
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