What germs that cause communicable diases?
There are many germs that can cause communicable diseases. Some of the most common include:
- Bacteria such as:
- Clostridium difficile (C. diff)
- Escherichia coli (E. coli)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)
- Salmonella
- Staphylococcus aureus (staph)
- Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)
- Viruses such as:
- Ebola
- Hepatitis A, B, and C
- HIV
- Influenza
- Measles
- Mumps
- Polio
- Rabies
- Rubella
- Smallpox
- Varicella-zoster (chickenpox)
- Fungi, such as Candida, which can cause yeast infections.
- Parasites, such as malaria, which is caused by a Plasmodium parasite.
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