Pathogenic Microbes And Infectious Diseasesrecognized Since 1973

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Table 2 Examples of pathogenic microbes and infectious diseasesrecognized since 1973

Year

Microbe

Type

Disease

1973

Rotavirus

Virus

Major cause of infantile diarrhea worldwide

1975

Parvovirus B19

Virus

Aplastic crisis in chronic hemolytic anemia

1976

Cryptosporidium parvum

Parasite

Acute and chronic diarrhea

1977

Ebola virus

Virus

Ebola hemorrhagic fever

1977

Legionella pneumophila

Bacteria

Legionnaires' disease

1977

Hantaan virus

Virus

Hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HRFS)

1977

Campylobacter jejuni

Bacteria

Enteric pathogens distributed globally

1980

Human T-lymphotropic

Virus

T-cell lymphoma-leukemia virus I (HTLV-1)

1981

Toxic producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus

Bacteria

Toxic shock syndrome (tampon use)

1982

<I>Escherichia coli O157:H7</I>

Bacteria

Hemorrhagic colitis; hemolytic uremic syndrome

1982

HTLV-II

Virus

Hairy cell leukemia

1982

Borrelia burgdorferi

Bacteria

Lyme disease

1983

Human immunodeficiency

Virus

Acquired immunodeficiency virus (HIV) syndrome(AIDS)

1983

Helicobacter pylori

Bacteria

Peptic ulcer disease

1985

Enterocytozoon bieneusi

Parasite

Persistent diarrhea

1986

Cyclospora cayatanensis

Parasite

Persistent diarrhea

1988

Human herpesvirus-6

Virus

Roseola subitum (HHV-6)

1988

Hepatitis E

Virus

Enterically transmitted non-A, non-B hepatitis

1989

Ehrlichia chafeensis

Bacteria

Human ehrlichiosis

1989

Hepatitis C

Virus

Parenterally transmitted non-A, non-B liver infection

1991

Guanarito virus

Virus

Venezuelan hemorrhagic fever

1991

Encephalitozoon hellem

Parasite

Conjunctivitis, disseminated disease

1991

New species of Babesia

Parasite

Atypical babesiosis

1992

Vibrio cholerae O139

Bacteria

New strain associated with epidemic cholera

1992

Bartonella henselae

Bacteria

Cat-scratch disease; bacillary angiomatosis

1993

Sin nombre virus

Virus

Adult respiratory distress syndrome

1993

Encephalitozoon cuniculi

Parasite

Disseminated disease

1994

Sabia virus

Virus

Brazilian hemorrhagic fever

1995

HHV-8

Virus

Associated with Kaposi sarcoma in AIDS patients

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Source: Global Microbial Threats in the 1990s

http://clinton4.nara.gov/WH/EOP/OSTP/CISET/html/iintro.vtx

Edited June 25, 2006 by allanopie