germ theory

Question 1

Causative agent of Botulism

Answer 1

Clostridium botulinum

Question 2

Causative agent of Tetanus

Answer 2

Clostridium tetani

Question 3

Causative agent of Weil’s disease

Answer 3

Leptospira interrogans

Question 4

Causative agent of Tuberculosis

Answer 4

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Question 5

Causative agent of Typhoid Fever

Answer 5

Salmonella typhi

Question 6

Causative agent of Diphtheria

Answer 6

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Question 7

Causative agent of Impetigo

Answer 7

Staphylococcus aureus

Question 8

Causative agent of Hansen’s disease (Leprosy)

Answer 8

Mycobacterium leprae

Question 9

Causative agent of Gonorrhea

Answer 9

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Question 10

Causative agent of Rheumatic fever, Scarlet fever, Strep throat

Answer 10

Streptococcus pyogenes

Question 11

Causative agent of Whooping cough

Answer 11

Bordetella pertussis

Question 12

Causative agent of Cholera

Answer 12

Vibrio cholerae

Question 13

Causative agent of Syphilis

Answer 13

Treponema pallidum

Question 14

Causative agent of Lumpy Jaw

Answer 14

Actinomyces israelii

Question 15

Causative agent of Woolsorter disease, black eschar

Answer 15

Bacillus anthracis

Question 16

Causative agent of Primary Atypical Pneumonia/walking pneumonia

Answer 16

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Question 17

Causative agent of Legionnaire’s disease

Answer 17

Legionella pneumophila

Question 18

Causative agent of Bacterial vaginosis

Answer 18

Gardnerella vaginalis

Question 19

Causative agent of Gastric Ulcer

Answer 19

Helicobacter pylori

Question 20

Causative agent of Urinary Tract Infection

Answer 20

Escherichia coli

Question 21

Causative agent of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

Answer 21

Escherichia coli 0157:H7

Question 22

Disease caused by Clostridium botulinum

Answer 22

Botulism

Question 23

Disease caused by Clostridium tetani

Answer 23

Tetanus

Question 24

Disease caused by Leptospira interrogans

Answer 24

Weil’s disease

Question 25

Disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 25

Tuberculosis

Question 26

Disease caused by Salmonella typhi

Answer 26

Typhoid Fever

Question 27

Causative agent of diptheria

Answer 27

Disease caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Question 28

Disease caused by Staphylococcus aureus

Answer 28

Impetigo

Question 29

Disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae

Answer 29

Hansen's disease (Leprosy)

Question 30

Disease caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Answer 30

Gonorrhea

Question 31

Disease caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

Answer 31

Rheumatic fever, Scarlet fever, Strep throat

Question 32

Disease caused by Bordetella pertussis

Answer 32

Whooping cough

Question 33

Disease caused by Vibrio cholerae

Answer 33

Cholera

Question 34

Disease caused by Treponema pallidum

Answer 34

Syphilis

Question 35

Lumpy Jaw

Answer 35

Actinomyces israelii

Question 36

Woolsorter disease, black eschar

Answer 36

Bacillus anthracis

Question 37

Disease caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae

Answer 37

Primary Atypical Pneumonia/walking pneumonia

Question 38

Disease caused by Legionella pneumophila

Answer 38

Legionnaire's disease

Question 39

Disease caused by Gardnerella vaginalis

Answer 39

Bacterial vaginosis

Question 40

Disease caused by Helicobacter pylori

Answer 40

Gastric Ulcer

Question 41

Disease caused by Escherichia coli

Answer 41

Urinary Tract Infection

Question 42

Disease caused by Escherichia coli 0157:H7

Answer 42

Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)

Question 43

Causative agent of Candidiasis

Answer 43

Candida albicans

Question 44

Causative agent of Tinea versicolor

Answer 44

Malassezia furfur

Question 45

Causative agent of Black Piedra

Answer 45

Piedraia hortae

Question 46

Causative agent of White Piedra

Answer 46

Trichosporon beigelii

Question 47

Causative agent of Tinea nigra

Answer 47

Hortaea werneckii

Question 48

Causative agent of Rose gardener's disease

Answer 48

Sporothrix schenckii

Question 49

Causative agent of North American blastomycosis

Answer 49

Blastomyces dermatitidis

Question 50

Causative agent of Coccidioidomycosis

Answer 50

Coccidioides immitis

Question 51

Causative agent of Histoplasmosis

Answer 51

Histoplasma capsulatum

Question 52

Causative agent of Paracoccidioidomycosis

Answer 52

Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Question 53

Disease caused by Candida albicans

Answer 53

Candidiasis

Question 54

Disease caused by Malassezia furfur

Answer 54

Tinea versicolor or Pityriasis

Question 55

Disease caused by Sporothrix schenckii

Answer 55

Rose gardener's disease

Question 56

Disease caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis

Answer 56

North American blastomycosis

Question 57

Disease caused by Coccidioides immitis

Answer 57

Joaquin Valley fever

Question 58

Disease caused by Histoplasma capsulatum

Answer 58

Darling's disease

Question 59

Disease caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis

Answer 59

South American Blastomycosis

Question 60

Causative agent of Malaria

Answer 60

Plasmodium spp.

Question 61

Causative agent of Amoebiasis

Answer 61

Entamoeba histolytica

Question 62

Causative agent of Ascariasis

Answer 62

Ascaris lumoricoldes

Question 63

Causative agent of Diphyllobothria

Answer 63

Diphyllobothrium latum

Question 64

Causative agent of Schistosomiasis

Answer 64

Schistosoma spp.

Question 65

Causative agent of Elephantiasis

Answer 65

Wuchereria bancrofti

Question 66

Disease caused by Plasmodium spp.

Answer 66

Malaria

Question 67

Amoebiasis

Answer 67

caused by Entamoeba histolytica

Question 68

Disease caused by Ascaris lumoricoldes

Answer 68

Ascariasis

Question 69

Disease caused by Diphyllobothrium latum

Answer 69

Diphyllobothriasis

Question 70

Disease caused by Schistosoma spp.

Answer 70

Schistosomiasis or Katayama fever

Question 71

Elephantiasis (Filariasis)

Answer 71

caused by Wuchereria bancrofti