Pathogen Quiz BIO205

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Anthrax?

Bacillus anthracis

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Pertussis (Whooping Cough)?

Bordetella pertussis

What kind of bacteria causes Lyme Disease?

Borellia burgdorferi

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Chlamydia?

Chlamydia trachomatis

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Botulism?

Clostridium botulinum

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Tetanus?

Clostridium tetani

What kind of virus causes COVID-19 ?

Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Diphtheria?

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

What kind of virus causes Dengue Fever?

Dengue virus

What kind of virus causes Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever?

Ebola virus

What kind of Protozoa causes Amoebic Dysentery?

Entamoeba histolytica

What kind of Protozoa causes the disease Giardiasis (Backpacker's Diarrhea)?

Giardia intestinalis

What kind of bacteria causes Peptic Ulcers?

Helicobacter pylori

What kind of virus causes Hepatitis?

Hepatitis A, B, C, D, and E viruses

What kind of virus causes Herpes?

Herpes simplex virus (HSV)

What kind of virus causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)?

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

What kind of virus causes Cervical Cancer?

Human papillomavirus (HPV)

What kind of virus causes Influenza?

Influenza virus

What kind of bacteria causes Legionnaire's Disease?

Legionella pneumophila

What kind of virus causes Measles (Rubeola)?

Measles virus

What kind of virus causes Mumps?

Mumps virus

What kind of bacteria causes Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)?

Mycobacterium leprae

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Tuberculosis?

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Gonorrhea?

Neisseria gonorrhea

What kind of Protozoa causes the disease Malaria?

Plasmodium spp

What kind of virus causes Poliomyelitis?

Poliovirus

What kind of virus causes Rabies?

Rabies virus

What kind of virus causes Pneumonia?

Respiratory syncytial virus, Adenovirus (& others)

What kind of virus causes the Common Cold?

Rhinovirus, Adenovirus

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Typhus?

Rickettsia spp

What kind of virus causes Gastroenteritis "Food Poisoning"?

Rotavirus, Norovirus

What kind of virus causes Rubella (German measles)?

Rubella virus

What kind of bacteria causes Typhoid Fever?

Salmonella typhi

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Gastroenteritis "Food Poisoning"?

Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Dental Caries?

Streptococcus mutans

What kind of bacteria causes Pneumonia?

Streptococcus pneumoniae

What kind of bacteria causes Pharyngitis "Strep Throat"?

Streptococcus pyogenes

What kind of Protozoa causes the disease Toxoplasmosis?

Toxoplasma gondii

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Syphilis?

Treponema pallidum

What kind of Protozoa causes the disease African Sleeping Sickness?

Trypanosoma brucei

What kind of virus causes Chickenpox/Shingles?

Varicella-zoster virus

What kind of virus causes the disease Smallpox?

Variola virus

What kind of bacteria causes the disease Cholera?

Vibrio cholerae

What kind of virus causes the disease Yellow Fever?

Yellow fever virus

What kind of bacteria causes the Plague?

Yersinia pestis

Lyme disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

Peptic ulcers disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The Legionnaire's disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The Plague is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Anthrax is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Botulism is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Chlamydia is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Cholera is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Diphtheria is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Gastroenteritis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Gonorrhea is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Hansen's disease (Leprosy) is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Pharyngitis (Streptococcal), or "Strep Throat" is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Syphilis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Tetanus is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Tuberculosis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Typhoid Fever is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Typhus is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease Whooping cough (Pertussis) is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

The disease dental caries is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

bacterial

Candidiasis (Vaginal yeast infection) is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?:

fungal

Coccidioidomycosis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

fungal

Ringworm (Tinea) is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?:

fungal

Blood Fluke Infestation are caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

helminth

Guinea Worm Disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

helminth

Pinworm Infestation are caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

helminth

Roundworm Infestation are caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

helminth

Tapeworm Infestation are caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

helminth

The disease Trichinosis caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

helminth

Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

prion

Amoebic Dysentery disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

protozoan

Giardiasis, also known as "Backpacker's Diarrhea," is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

protozoan

The disease African Sleeping Sickness is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

protozoan

The disease Malaria is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

protozoan

The disease Toxoplasmosis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

protozoan

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

COVID-19 is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Cervical cancer is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Dengue Fever is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Gastroenteritis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Influenza is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Pneumonia is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The Common Cold is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The Herpes disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The Measles (Rubeola) is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The Mumps Disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The Rabies disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The Rubella (German measles) Disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The Smallpox Disease is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The disease Chickenpox/Shingles is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The disease Hepatitis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

The disease Poliomyelitis is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Yellow Fever is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral

Zika Virus infection is caused by what kind of pathogen? (bacterial, protozoan, prion, viral, helminth, or fungal)?

viral