Microorganism

Aka: Microorganism, Microbe, Microorganism Infection

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II. Definitions

  1. Microorganism
    1. Microscopic organisms (Bacteria, viruses, fungi, Protozoa, Helminths, algae and archae)

III. Types: Bacteria

  1. See Bacterial Infection
  2. See Gram Positive Bacteria
  3. See Gram Negative Bacteria
  4. See Intracellular Bacteria
  5. Example Presentations
    1. Bacterial Meningitis
    2. Acute Bacterial Otitis Media
    3. Bacterial Otitis Externa
    4. Acute Bacterial Prostatitis
    5. Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
    6. Bacterial Arthritis
    7. Bacterial Conjunctivitis
    8. Bacterial Endocarditis
    9. Acute Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
    10. Bacterial Diarrhea
    11. Bacterial Pneumonia
    12. Bacterial Sialoadenitis
    13. Serious Bacterial Illness in Children

IV. Types: Virus

  1. See Viral Infection
  2. Example Presentations
    1. Viral Arthritis
    2. Viral Conjunctivitis
    3. Viral Encephalitis
    4. Viral Exanthem
    5. Viral Gastroenteritis
    6. Viral Hemorrhagic Fever
    7. Viral Hepatitis
    8. Viral Myocarditis
    9. Viral Pneumonia
    10. Viral Rhinitis
    11. Viral Sialoadenitis

V. Types: Fungus

  1. See Fungal Infection
  2. Example Presentations
    1. Pulmonary Fungal Infection
    2. Fungal Skin Infection
    3. Allergic Fungal Sinusitis
    4. Fungal Otitis Externa
    5. Fungal Pericarditis

VI. Types: Protozoa

  1. See Protozoa
  2. Example Presentations
    1. Amoebiasis
    2. Babesiosis
    3. Chagas Disease
    4. Cryptosporidiosis
    5. Cyclosporiasis
    6. Giardiasis
    7. Leishmaniasis
    8. Malaria
    9. Toxoplasmosis
    10. Trichomoniasis

VII. Types: Other Microorganisms

  1. Helminths (worms, multicellular animal Parasites)
    1. See Helminth
  2. Algae
    1. Shellfish Poisoning (e.g. Ciguatera Poisoning, Amnesic Shellfish Poisoning, Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning)
    2. Protothecosis (Algaemia)
    3. Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae blooms)
  3. Archae
    1. Microbiome (as well as overgrowth syndromes)
    2. Periodontitis
    3. Eckburg (2003) 71(2):591-6 +PMID: 12540534 [PubMed]

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