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Pathogens and vectors
A pathogen is an organism that bears ("gen") suffering ("pathos") upon another organism.
A vector, in pathology, is an organism that carries pathogens from one organism to another (examples: rats, mosquitoes, ticks).
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Pathogen vectors
- Arthropods:
Acyrthosiphon pisum (pea aphid)
Ctenocephalides felis (cat flea)
Ixodes scapularis (tick)
Mosquitoes
Triatominae (kissing bugs)
- Arthropods:
Human pathogens
- Fungi:
Coccidioides posadasii
Filobasidiella/Cryptococcus - Worms:
Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm)
Ancylostoma duodenale, Necator americanus (hookworms)
Enterobius vermicularis (pinworm)
Schistosoma spp.
Taenia spp. (human and zoonotic tapeworms)
Wuchereria bancrofti, Brugia malayi (lymphatic filariasis) - Protozoa:
Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis)
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease) - Bacteria:
Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme disease)
Legionella pneumophila (legionnaires' disease)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Treponema pallidum (syphilis) - Arthropods:
Cimex lectularius (bedbug)
Pediculus humanus (louse)
Sarcoptes scabiei (scabies mite) - Viruses:
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
Hantavirus
Human papillomavirus (HPV)
Influenza viruses (A, B, C) (flu)
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)
Human Immunodeficiency 1 Virus (HIV)
West Nile virus (WNV)
- Fungi:
Plant pathogens
- Fungi:
Gibberella moniliformis (fusarium)
Magnaporthe grisea (rice blast)
Phytophthora infestans (potato blight)
Ustilago maydis (corn smut)
- Fungi:
Dog pathogens
- Worms:
Ancylostoma caninum (hookworm)
Dirofilaria immitis (heartworm) - Viruses:
Canine Distemper Virus (CDV)
- Worms:
Fish pathogens
- Microorganisms:
Ichthyophthirius multifiliis (ich, ick)
Pfiesteria piscicida (cell from hell) - Crustaceans:
Argulus sp. (fish louse)
- Microorganisms:
Bee pathogens
- Mites:
Varroa destructor (varroosis)
- Mites:
