Fungi and Viruses PDF

Fungi Fungi Category Infection Type Genus Species Septate/Aseptate albicans glabrata Yeasts Opportunistic Candida parapsilosis tropicalis N/A krusei Cryptococcus neoformans fumigatus Aspergillus Molds Dimorphic Fungi (can live in a yeast or mold form) Opportunistic Pathogenic niger f...

Fungi Fungi Category Infection Type Genus Species Septate/Aseptate albicans glabrata Yeasts Opportunistic Candida parapsilosis tropicalis N/A krusei Cryptococcus neoformans fumigatus Aspergillus Molds Dimorphic Fungi (can live in a yeast or mold form) Opportunistic Pathogenic niger flavus Fusarium spp. Mucor spp. Rhizopus spp. Histoplasma capsulatum Coccidioides immitis Blastomyces dermatitidis Sporothrix schenckii Paracoccidioides brasiliensis Septate Aseptate N/A Viruses Type RNA Retrovirus DNA Disease Disease Vaccine? Mode of transmission Coronavirus COVID-19 Yes Influenza Flu Yes Rhinovirus Common Cold No Hepatitis A Hepatitis Yes Fecal/oral route Contaminated food or water Hepatitis C Hepatitis No Bodily fluids (blood) Sexually transmitted HIV AIDS (Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome) No Bodily fluids (blood) Sexually transmitted Needle stick Hepatitis B Hepatitis Yes Bodily fluids (blood) Sexually transmitted Needle stick Varicella Zoster Virus Chicken Pox/Varicella Shingles (VZV) Yes Direct contact to the blisters Aerosol inhalation (if the blister is wet, the particles of the blister can survive in the air and if inhaled can lead to infection) Herpes Simplex Virus Cold sore Genital herpes (HSV) No HSV-1 = kissing HSV-2 = sexually transmitted Human Papilomavirus Genital warts (HPV) Cancers (i.e. cervical cancer) Yes Sexually transmitted Various diseases - CMV gastroenteritis - CMV retinitis, Opportunistic. No Bodily fluid (key: urine, saliva) Could be sexually transmitted Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Respiratory droplets (coughing, sneezing, talking) Contact with contaminated surface