List of infectious diseases
This is a list of infectious diseases arranged by name, along with the infectious agents that cause them.
| Infectious agent | Common name | - |
| Acinetobacter baumannii | Acinetobacter infections | - |
| Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae and Propionibacterium propionicus | Actinomycosis | - |
| Trypanosoma brucei | African sleeping sickness | - |
| HIV | AIDS | - |
| Entamoeba histolytica | Amoebiasis | - |
| Anaplasma species | Anaplasmosis | - |
| Angiostrongylus | Angiostrongyliasis | - |
| Anisakis | Anisakiasis | - |
| Bacillus anthracis | Anthrax | - |
| Arcanobacterium haemolyticum | Arcanobacterium haemolyticum infection | - |
| Junin virus | Argentine hemorrhagic fever | - |
| Ascaris lumbricoides | Ascariasis | - |
| Aspergillus species | Aspergillosis | - |
| Astroviridae species | Astrovirus infection | - |
| Babesia species | Babesiosis | - |
| Bacillus cereus | Bacillus cereus infection | - |
| multiple bacteria | Bacterial meningitis | - |
| multiple bacteria | Bacterial pneumonia | - |
| List of bacterial vaginosis microbiota | Bacterial vaginosis | - |
| Bacteroides species | Bacteroides infection | - |
| Balantidium coli | Balantidiasis | - |
| Bartonella | Bartonellosis | - |
| Baylisascaris species | Baylisascaris infection | - |
| BK virus | BK virus infection | - |
| Piedraia hortae | Black piedra | - |
| Blastocystis species | Blastocystosis | - |
| Blastomyces dermatitidis | Blastomycosis | - |
| Machupo virus | Bolivian hemorrhagic fever | - |
| Clostridium botulinum; Note: Botulism is not an infection by Clostridium botulinum but caused by the intake of botulinum toxin. | Botulism | - |
| Sabiá virus | Brazilian hemorrhagic fever | - |
| Brucella species | Brucellosis | - |
| Yersinia pestis | Bubonic plague | - |
| usually Burkholderia cepacia and other Burkholderia species | Burkholderia infection | - |
| Mycobacterium ulcerans | Buruli ulcer | - |
| Caliciviridae species | Calicivirus infection | - |
| Campylobacter species | Campylobacteriosis | - |
| usually Candida albicans and other Candida species | Candidiasis | - |
| Intestinal disease by Capillaria philippinensis, hepatic disease by Capillaria hepatica and pulmonary disease by Capillaria aerophila | Capillariasis | - |
| Bartonella bacilliformis | Carrion's disease | - |
| Bartonella henselae | Cat-scratch disease | - |
| usually Group A Streptococcus and Staphylococcus | Cellulitis | - |
| Trypanosoma cruzi | Chagas disease | - |
| Haemophilus ducreyi | Chancroid | - |
| Varicella zoster virus | Chickenpox | - |
| Alphavirus | Chikungunya | - |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | Chlamydia | - |
| Chlamydophila pneumoniae | Chlamydophila pneumoniae infection | - |
| Vibrio cholerae | Cholera | - |
| usually Fonsecaea pedrosoi | Chromoblastomycosis | - |
| Batrachochytrium dendrabatidis | Chytridiomycosis | - |
| Clonorchis sinensis | Clonorchiasis | - |
| Clostridium difficile | Clostridium difficile colitis | - |
| Coccidioides immitis and Coccidioides posadasii | Coccidioidomycosis | - |
| Colorado tick fever virus | Colorado tick fever | - |
| usually rhinoviruses and coronaviruses | Common cold | - |
| Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 | Coronavirus disease 2019 | - |
| PRNP | Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease | - |
| Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever virus | Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever | - |
| Cryptococcus neoformans | Cryptococcosis | - |
| Cryptosporidium species | Cryptosporidiosis | - |
| usually Ancylostoma braziliense; multiple other parasites | Cutaneous larva migrans | - |
| Cyclospora cayetanensis | Cyclosporiasis | - |
| Taenia solium | Cysticercosis | - |
| Cytomegalovirus | Cytomegalovirus infection | - |
| Dengue viruses – Flaviviruses | Dengue fever | - |
| Green algae Desmodesmus armatus | Desmodesmus infection | - |
| Dientamoeba fragilis | Dientamoebiasis | - |
| Corynebacterium diphtheriae | Diphtheria | - |
| Diphyllobothrium | Diphyllobothriasis | - |
| Dracunculus medinensis | Dracunculiasis | - |
| Ebolavirus | Ebola hemorrhagic fever | - |
| Echinococcus species | Echinococcosis | - |
| Ehrlichia species | Ehrlichiosis | - |
| Enterobius vermicularis | Enterobiasis | - |
| Enterococcus species | Enterococcus infection | - |
| Enterovirus species | Enterovirus infection | - |
| Rickettsia prowazekii | Epidemic typhus | - |
| Parvovirus B19 | Erythema infectiosum | - |
| Human herpesvirus 6 and human herpesvirus 7 | Exanthem subitum | - |
| Fasciola hepatica and Fasciola gigantica | Fasciolasis | - |
| Fasciolopsis buski | Fasciolopsiasis | - |
| PRNP | Fatal familial insomnia | - |
| Filarioidea superfamily | Filariasis | - |
| Clostridium perfringens | Food poisoning by Clostridium perfringens | - |
| multiple | Free-living amebic infection | - |
| Fusobacterium species | Fusobacterium infection | - |
| usually Clostridium perfringens; other Clostridium species | Gas gangrene | - |
| Geotrichum candidum | Geotrichosis | - |
| PRNP | Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker syndrome | - |
| Giardia lamblia | Giardiasis | - |
| Burkholderia mallei | Glanders | - |
| Gnathostoma spinigerum and Gnathostoma hispidum | Gnathostomiasis | - |
| Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Gonorrhea | - |
| Klebsiella granulomatis | Granuloma inguinale | - |
| Streptococcus pyogenes | Group A streptococcal infection | - |
| Streptococcus agalactiae | Group B streptococcal infection | - |
| Haemophilus influenzae | Haemophilus influenzae infection | - |
| Enteroviruses, mainly Coxsackie A virus and enterovirus 71 | Hand, foot and mouth disease | - |
| Sin Nombre virus | Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome | - |
| Heartland virus | Heartland virus disease | - |
| Helicobacter pylori | Helicobacter pylori infection | - |
| Escherichia coli O157:H7, O111 and O104:H4 | Hemolytic-uremic syndrome | - |
| Bunyaviridae species | Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome | - |
| Hendra virus | Hendra virus infection | - |
| Hepatitis A virus | Hepatitis A | - |
| Hepatitis B virus | Hepatitis B | - |
| Hepatitis C virus | Hepatitis C | - |
| Hepatitis D Virus | Hepatitis D | - |
| Hepatitis E virus | Hepatitis E | - |
| Herpes simplex virus 1 and 2 | Herpes simplex | - |
| Histoplasma capsulatum | Histoplasmosis | - |
| Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus | Hookworm infection | - |
| Human bocavirus | Human bocavirus infection | - |
| Ehrlichia ewingii | Human ewingii ehrlichiosis | - |
| Anaplasma phagocytophilum | Human granulocytic anaplasmosis | - |
| Human metapneumovirus | Human metapneumovirus infection | - |
| Ehrlichia chaffeensis | Human monocytic ehrlichiosis | - |
| One of the human papillomaviruses | Human papillomavirus infection | - |
| Human parainfluenza viruses | Human parainfluenza virus infection | - |
| Hymenolepis nana and Hymenolepis diminuta | Hymenolepiasis | - |
| Epstein–Barr virus | Epstein–Barr virus infectious mononucleosis | - |
| Orthomyxoviridae species | Influenza | - |
| Isospora belli | Isosporiasis | - |
| unknown; evidence supports that it is infectious | Kawasaki disease | - |
| multiple | Keratitis | - |
| Kingella kingae | Kingella kingae infection | - |
| PRNP | Kuru | - |
| Lassa virus | Lassa fever | - |
| Legionella pneumophila | Legionellosis | - |
| Legionella pneumophila | Pontiac fever | - |
| Leishmania species | Leishmaniasis | - |
| Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis | Leprosy | - |
| Leptospira species | Leptospirosis | - |
| Listeria monocytogenes | Listeriosis | - |
| Borrelia burgdorferi, Borrelia garinii, and Borrelia afzelii | Lyme disease | - |
| Wuchereria bancrofti and Brugia malayi | Lymphatic filariasis | - |
| Lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus | Lymphocytic choriomeningitis | - |
| Plasmodium species | Malaria | - |
| Marburg virus | Marburg hemorrhagic fever | - |
| Measles virus | Measles | - |
| Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus | Middle East respiratory syndrome | - |
| Burkholderia pseudomallei | Melioidosis | - |
| multiple | Meningitis | - |
| Neisseria meningitidis | Meningococcal disease | - |
| usually Metagonimus yokagawai | Metagonimiasis | - |
| Microsporidia phylum | Microsporidiosis | - |
| Molluscum contagiosum virus | Molluscum contagiosum | - |
| Monkeypox virus | Monkeypox | - |
| Mumps virus | Mumps | - |
| Rickettsia typhi | Murine typhus | - |
| Mycoplasma pneumoniae | Mycoplasma pneumonia | - |
| Mycoplasma genitalium | Mycoplasma genitalium infection | - |
| numerous species of bacteria and fungi | Mycetoma | - |
| parasitic dipterous fly larvae | Myiasis | - |
| most commonly Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Neonatal conjunctivitis | - |
| Nipah virus | Nipah virus infection | - |
| Norovirus | Norovirus | |
| PRNP | Variant Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease | |
| usually Nocardia asteroides and other Nocardia species | Nocardiosis | - |
| Onchocerca volvulus | Onchocerciasis | - |
| Opisthorchis viverrini and Opisthorchis felineus | Opisthorchiasis | - |
| Paracoccidioides brasiliensis | Paracoccidioidomycosis | - |
| usually Paragonimus westermani and other Paragonimus species | Paragonimiasis | - |
| Pasteurella species | Pasteurellosis | - |
| Pediculus humanus capitis | Pediculosis capitis | - |
| Pediculus humanus corporis | Pediculosis corporis | - |
| Pthirus pubis | Pediculosis pubis | - |
| multiple | Pelvic inflammatory disease | - |
| Bordetella pertussis | Pertussis | - |
| Yersinia pestis | Plague | - |
| Streptococcus pneumoniae | Pneumococcal infection | - |
| Pneumocystis jirovecii | Pneumocystis pneumonia | - |
| multiple | Pneumonia | - |
| Poliovirus | Poliomyelitis | - |
| Prevotella species | Prevotella infection | - |
| usually Naegleria fowleri | Primary amoebic meningoencephalitis | - |
| JC virus | Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy | - |
| Chlamydophila psittaci | Psittacosis | - |
| Coxiella burnetii | Q fever | - |
| Rabies virus | Rabies | - |
| Borrelia hermsii, Borrelia recurrentis, and other Borrelia species | Relapsing fever | - |
| Respiratory syncytial virus | Respiratory syncytial virus infection | - |
| Rhinosporidium seeberi | Rhinosporidiosis | - |
| Rhinovirus | Rhinovirus infection | - |
| Rickettsia species | Rickettsial infection | - |
| Rickettsia akari | Rickettsialpox | - |
| Rift Valley fever virus | Rift Valley fever | - |
| Rickettsia rickettsii | Rocky Mountain spotted fever | - |
| Rotavirus | Rotavirus infection | - |
| Rubella virus | Rubella | - |
| Salmonella species | Salmonellosis | - |
| SARS coronavirus | SARS | - |
| Sarcoptes scabiei | Scabies | - |
| Group A Streptococcus species | Scarlet fever | - |
| Schistosoma species | Schistosomiasis | - |
| multiple | Sepsis | - |
| Shigella species | Shigellosis | - |
| Varicella zoster virus | Shingles | - |
| Variola major or Variola minor | Smallpox | - |
| Sporothrix schenckii | Sporotrichosis | - |
| Staphylococcus species | Staphylococcal food poisoning | - |
| Staphylococcus species | Staphylococcal infection | - |
| Strongyloides stercoralis | Strongyloidiasis | - |
| Measles virus | Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis | - |
| Treponema pallidum | Bejel, Syphilis, and Yaws | - |
| Taenia species | Taeniasis | - |
| Clostridium tetani | Tetanus | - |
| usually Trichophyton species | Tinea barbae | - |
| usually Trichophyton tonsurans | Tinea capitis | - |
| usually Trichophyton species | Tinea corporis | - |
| usually Epidermophyton floccosum, Trichophyton rubrum, and Trichophyton mentagrophytes | Tinea cruris | - |
| Trichophyton rubrum | Tinea manum | - |
| usually Hortaea werneckii | Tinea nigra | - |
| usually Trichophyton species | Tinea pedis | - |
| usually Trichophyton species | Tinea unguium | - |
| Malassezia species | Tinea versicolor | - |
| Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati | Toxocariasis | - |
| Toxocara canis or Toxocara cati | Toxocariasis | - |
| Toxoplasma gondii | Toxoplasmosis | - |
| Chlamydia trachomatis | Trachoma | - |
| Trichinella spiralis | Trichinosis | - |
| Trichomonas vaginalis | Trichomoniasis | - |
| Trichuris trichiura | Trichuriasis | - |
| usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Tuberculosis | - |
| Francisella tularensis | Tularemia | - |
| Salmonella enterica subsp. enterica, serovar typhi | Typhoid fever | - |
| Rickettsia | Typhus fever | - |
| Ureaplasma urealyticum | Ureaplasma urealyticum infection | - |
| Coccidioides immitis or Coccidioides posadasii. | Valley fever | - |
| Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus | Venezuelan equine encephalitis | - |
| Guanarito virus | Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever | - |
| Vibrio vulnificus | Vibrio vulnificus infection | - |
| Vibrio parahaemolyticus | Vibrio parahaemolyticus enteritis | - |
| multiple viruses | Viral pneumonia | - |
| West Nile virus | West Nile fever | - |
| Trichosporon beigelii | White piedra | - |
| Yersinia pseudotuberculosis | Yersinia pseudotuberculosis infection | - |
| Yersinia enterocolitica | Yersiniosis | - |
| Yellow fever virus | Yellow fever | - |
| Zeaspora fungus | Zeaspora | - |
| Zika virus | Zika fever | - |
| Mucorales order and Entomophthorales order | Zygomycosis | - |