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Gonococcal gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhoeae Urogenital system, rectum, throat, eyes Meningococcal meningitis Neisseria meningitidis Central nervous system Anthrax Bacillus anthracis Skin, lungs, gastrointestinal system Gas gangrene Clostridium perfringens Muscle tissue Tetanus Clostridiu...

Gonococcal gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhoeae Urogenital system, rectum, throat, eyes Meningococcal meningitis Neisseria meningitidis Central nervous system Anthrax Bacillus anthracis Skin, lungs, gastrointestinal system Gas gangrene Clostridium perfringens Muscle tissue Tetanus Clostridium tetani Central nervous system C. diff. colitis Clostridium difficile Large intestine Botulism Clostridium botulinum Nervous system Listeriosis Listeria monocytogenes Nervous system, gastrointestinal system, placenta Diphtheria Corynebacterium diphtheriae Throat, respiratory tract Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lungs, other organs Syphilis Treponema pallidum Skin, mucous membranes, central nervous system Leptospirosis Leptospira spp. Liver, kidneys, lungs, other organs Lyme disease Borrelia burgdorferi Skin, joints, heart, nervous system Chlamydial infection Chlamydia trachomatis Urogenital system, eyes Walking pneumonia Mycoplasma pneumoniae Respiratory tract Tinea barbae, tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea manuum, tinea unguium Trichophyton spp., Microsporum spp, Epidermophyton spp. Skin, hair, nails Histoplasmosis Histoplasma capsulatum Lungs, other organs Coccidioidomycosis Coccidioides spp. Lungs, other organs Candidiasis Candida spp. Skin, mucous membranes, other organs Pneumocystis pneumonia Pneumocystis jirovecii Lungs Aflatoxin, ergot Aspergillus flavus, parasiticus. Claviceps purpurea, Claviceps fusiformis Liver, nervous system, other organs Amoebiasis Entamoeba histolytica Large intestine, liver, other organs Giardiasis Giardia lamblia Small intestine Trichomoniasis Trichomonas vaginalis Urogenital system African sleeping sickness Trypanosoma brucei gambiense Central nervous system Chagas disease Trypanosoma cruzi Heart, nervous system, other organs Malaria Plasmodium spp. Red blood cells, liver Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma gondii Nervous system, eyes, other organs Schistosomiasis Schistosoma spp. Liver, spleen, intestines, bladder Ascariasis Ascaris lumbricoides Small intestine, liver, lungs Pin worms Enterobius vermicularis Large intestine, rectum Tape worms Taenia solium, Taenia saginata, Diphyllobothrium latum Small intestine