Microbe Mission/Diseases List

This page is for detailed information about each disease on the Microbe Mission Diseases List

Bacterial Diseases
Bacterial diseases may often be treated by antibiotics.


 * Anthrax
 * Botulism
 * Cholera
 * Chlamydiasis
 * Dental Caries (tooth decay)
 * Gonorrhea
 * Legionnaire's Disease
 * Lyme Disease
 * MRSA
 * Peptic Ulcer Disease
 * Pertussis (whooping cough)
 * Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
 * Strep throat
 * Syphilis
 * Tetanus
 * Tuberculosis

Fungal Diseases
The technical term for a fungal disease is a mycosis.
 * Athlete's foot
 * Dutch Elm Disease
 * Ergotism
 * Histoplasmosis
 * Potato Blight
 * Ringworm
 * Thrush

Protozoan & Algal Diseases

 * Malaria
 * Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
 * Estuary Associated Syndrome
 * Giardiasis
 * Cryptosporidiosis

Prionic Diseases

 * Scrapie
 * Kuru

Parasitic Worms

 * Hookworm
 * Pinworm
 * Schistosomiasis
 * Tapeworm
 * Trichinosis

Diseases from Past Years
Information about diseases that were on previous years' lists but have since been removed.