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LIST OF AIRBORNE PATHOGENS, INCLUDING ALLERGENIC , TOXIGENIC, AND SUSPECTED RESPIRATORY AND NON-RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS
AIRBORNE PATHOGEN GROUP DISEASE STATUS Primarily Nosocomial Source SHAPE TYPE CDC Class MOTILE Annual Cases Annual Fatal ID50 LD50 DIA. Logmean
Parvovirus B19 VIRUS fifth disease, anemia Contagious   Humans icosahedral DNA Reportable   rare rare   0.022 0.022
Rhinovirus VIRUS colds Contagious   Humans icosahedral RNA Reportable       200 0.023 0.022
Coxsackievirus VIRUS colds Contagious   Humans spherical RNA Reportable       67 0.027 0.027
Echovirus VIRUS colds Contagious   Humans icosahedral RNA Reportable         0.028 0.027
Hantavirus VIRUS Hantavirus Non   rodents spherical RNA Reportable   44 22   0.060 0.060
Togavirus VIRUS rubella (German measles) Contagious Yes Humans icosahedral RNA Reportable   3000 0   0.063 0.061
Reovirus VIRUS colds Contagious   Humans icosahedral RNA Reportable         0.075 0.075
Adenovirus VIRUS colds Contagious   Humans icosahedral DNA Reportable       4 0.080 0.08
                             
Orthomyxovirus - Influenza VIRUS flu Contagious Yes Humans, birds helical RNA Reportable   200000 20000 20 0.10 0.10
Coronavirus VIRUS colds Contagious   Humans helical? RNA Reportable         0.11 0.10
Morbillivirus VIRUS measles (rubeola) Contagious Yes Humans helical? RNA Reportable   20000 rare   0.12 0.12
Varicella-zoster VIRUS chickenpox Contagious   Humans icosahedral DNA Reportable         0.16 0.15
Arenavirus - Junin VIRUS hemmorhagic fever Contagious   rodents helical RNA Reportable   rare rare   0.18 0.122
Arenavirus - Machupo VIRUS hemmorhagic fever Contagious   rodents helical RNA Reportable   0 0   0.18 0.122
Arenavirus - Lassa VIRUS Lassa fever Contagious   rodents helical RNA Reportable         0.18 0.122
Filovirus - Marburg VIRUS hemmorhagic fever Contagious   rodents helical RNA Reportable   rare rare   0.18 0.122
                             
Parainfluenza VIRUS flu Contagious Yes Humans helical RNA Reportable         0.22 0.21
Respiratory Syncytial Virus VIRUS pneumonia Contagious Yes Humans helical? RNA Reportable         0.22 0.20
Poxvirus - Variola VIRUS smallpox (extinct) Contagious   Humans complex DNA Reportable         0.23 0.21
Poxvirus - Vaccinia VIRUS cowpox Non   Agricultural complex DNA Reportable         0.23 0.22
Monkeypox VIRUS monkeypox Contagious   Monkeys complex DNA           0.23 0.22
Paramyxovirus VIRUS mumps Contagious   Humans helical? RNA Reportable   10000 rare   0.23 0.22
Francisella tularensis BACTERIA tularemia Non   wild animals pleo. rod gram- Reportable         0.20 0.19
Bordetella pertussis BACTERIA whooping cough Contagious Yes Humans ovoid gram- bacilli Reportable Non 2000 15   0.25 0.24
                             
Mycoplasma pneumoniae BACTERIA pneumonia Contagious   Humans pleomorphic no wall Reportable Motile   rare 100 0.25 0.24
Chlamydia pneumoniae BACTERIA pneumonia, bronchitis Contagious   Humans spherical gram- Reportable         0.30 0.28
Chlamydia psittaci BACTERIA psittacosis Non   Birds spherical gram- Reportable   120 rare   0.30 0.28
Klebsiella pneumoniae BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Environmental ovoid gram- bacilli Reportable Non 1488     0.40 0.39
Haemophilus influenzae BACTERIA meningitis Contagious Yes Humans rods gram- bacilli Reportable         0.43 0.24
Coxiella burnetii BACTERIA Q Fever Non   Cattle, sheep   gram-           0.50 0.50
Pseudomonas aeruginosa BACTERIA opportunistic infections Contagious Yes Environmental rods gram- bacilli   Motile 2626     0.57 0.49
Pseudomonas pseudomallei BACTERIA opportunistic infections Non Yes Environmental rods gram- bacilli   Motile rare     0.57 0.49
                             
Actinomyces israelii BACTERIA actinomycosis Endogenous   Humans rods gram+ Reportable         0.60 0.45
Legionella parisiensis BACTERIA pneumonia(?) Non   Environmental rods gram- bacilli Reportable         0.60 0.52
Legionella pneumophila BACTERIA LD, Pontiac fever Non   Environmental rods gram- bacilli Reportable   40 10   0.60 0.52
Saccharomonospora viridis ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung Non   Agricultural spores             0.60 0.52
Thermomonospora viridis ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung, HP Non   Agricultural spores             0.60 0.52
Cardiobacterium BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Humans rods gram-           0.63 0.61
Micropolyspora faeni ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung Non   Agricultural spores             0.69 0.7
Thermoactinomyces sacchari ACTINOMYCETES bagassosis, HP Non   Agricultural spores             0.70 0.69
                             
Alkaligenes BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Humans rods gram-     rare rare   0.75 0.71
Yersinia pestis BACTERIA pneumonic plague Contagious   Rodents rods gram- bacilli Reportable Non 40     0.75 0.71
Pseudomonas cepacia BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Non Yes Environmental rods gram-           0.77 0.49
Pseudomonas mallei BACTERIA opportunistic infections Non Yes Environmental rods gram-           0.77 0.49
Enterobacter cloacae BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Contagious Yes Humans spherical gram+ Reportable Non 213964     0.80 0.77
Enterococcus BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Contagious Yes Humans spherical gram+ Reportable Non 213963     0.80 0.77
Neisseria meningitidis BACTERIA meningitis Endogenous   Humans spherical gram- Reportable   510 0   0.80 0.77
Streptococcus faecalis BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Contagious Yes Humans spherical gram+ Reportable Non 213962     0.80 0.77
                             
Streptococcus pyogenes BACTERIA scarlet fever, pharyngitis Contagious Yes Humans spherical gram+ Reportable Non 213962     0.80 0.77
Mycobacterium kansasii BACTERIA cavitary pulmonary Non   unknown rods gram+ bacilli Reportable   rare rare   0.86 0.35
Mycobacterium tuberculosis BACTERIA TB Contagious Yes Humans rods gram+ bacilli Reportable   21000   10 0.86 0.35
Streptococcus pneumoniae BACTERIA pneumonia, otitis media Contagious Yes Humans spherical gram+ Reportable Non 500000 50000   0.90 0.89
Staphylococcus aureus BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Humans spherical gram+ Reportable Non 2750     0.95 0.92
Staphylococcus epidermis BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Endogenous Yes Humans spherical gram+ Reportable Non 2751     0.95 0.92
Corynebacteria diphtheria BACTERIA diptheria Contagious Yes Humans rods gram- bacilli Reportable   490000     1.00 0.49
Clostridium tetani BACTERIA nonrespiratory airborne(?) Non Yes Environmental spores             1.00 0.98
                             
Haemophilus parainfluenzae BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Humans rods gram- bacilli           1.00 0.98
Micromonospora faeni ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung Non   Agricultural spores             1.00 0.87
Moraxella lacunata BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Humans rods gram-     rare 0   1.00 0.98
Thermoactinomyces vulgaris ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung, HP Non   Agricultural spores             1.00 0.87
Bacillus anthracis BACTERIA anthrax Non   Cattle, sheep spores gram+ Reportable Non rare rare   1.13 1.12
Nocardia asteroides ACTINOMYCETES nocardiosis Non Yes Environmental spores   Reportable     rare   1.14 1.12
Mycobacterium avium BACTERIA cavitary pulmonary Non   Environmental rods gram+ bacilli Reportable   rare rare   1.20 1.19
Mycobacterium intracellulare BACTERIA cavitary pulmonary Non   Environmental rods gram+ bacilli Reportable   rare rare   1.20 1.2
                             
Acinetobacter BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Environmental rods gram-     147     1.25 1.22
Moraxella catarrhalis BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Humans rods gram-     rare 0   1.25 1.22
Serratia marcescens BACTERIA opportunistic infections Endogenous Yes Environmental rods gram-     479     1.25 1.22
Nocardia brasiliensis ACTINOMYCETES pulmonary mycetoma Non Yes Environmental spores   Reportable Non       1.50 1.41
Nocardia caviae ACTINOMYCETES nocardiosis Non Yes Environmental spores   Reportable Non       1.50 1.41
Thermoactinomyces dichotomicus ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung Non   Environmental                  
Phialaphora parasitica FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           1.50 1.4
Phialaphora repens FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           1.50 1.5
                             
Exophiala jeanselmei FUNGI humidifier water Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       1.95 1.9
Phialaphora hoffmannii FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           2.00 1.9
Phialaphora richardsiae FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           2.00 1.9
Pneumocystis carinii Protozoa pneumocystosis Non Yes Environmental ovoid Protozoal Reportable Non rare rare   2.00 1.7
Phialaphora mutabilis FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           2.15 2.1
Acremonium spp. FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           2.50 2.4
Trichoderma harzianum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores             2.65 2.6
Oidiodendron tenuissimum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores             2.75 1.0
                             
Geomyces pannorum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores             3.00 2.8
Histoplasma capsulatum FUNGI histoplasmosis Non Yes Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non common     3.00 2.2
Paecilomyces variotii FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           3.00 2.8
Wallemia sebi FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes           3.00 3.0
Emericella nidulans FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Ascomycetes           3.25 3.2
Phoma spp. FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Coelomycetes           3.25 3.2
Penicillium brevicompactum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium chrysogenum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
                             
Penicillium citreonigrum FUNGI allergen(?) Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium commune FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium corylophilum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium cyclopium FUNGI allergen(?) Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium expansum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium freii FUNGI allergen(?) Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium glabrum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium hordei FUNGI allergen(?) Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
                             
Penicillium olsonii FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium polonicum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium rugulosum FUNGI allergen(?) Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Penicillium solitum FUNGI allergen(?) Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       3.30 3.3
Aspergillus flavus FUNGI aspergillosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       3.50 3.4
Aspergillus fumigatus FUNGI aspergillosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       3.50 3.4
Aspergillus niger FUNGI aspergillosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       3.50 3.4
Aspergillus versicolor FUNGI aspergillosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       3.50 3.4
                             
Absidia corymbifera FUNGI zygomycosis Non   Environmental spores Zygomycetes   Non       3.75 3.5
Coccidioides immitis FUNGI coccidioidomycosis Non Yes Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       4.00 3.5
Trichoderma viride FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores     Non       4.05 4.0
Rhizomucor pusillus FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Zygomycetes   Non       4.25 4.2
Aureobasidium pullulans FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       5.00 4.9
Candida albicans FUNGI nonrespiratory airborne(?) Non   Environmental spores Zygomycetes   Non       5.00 4.9
Chaetomium globosum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores     Non       5.50 5.5
Cryptococcus albidus FUNGI allergen(?) Non Yes Environmental spores Blastomycetes Reportable Non high rare   5.50 5.5
                             
Cryptococcus laurentii FUNGI allergen(?) Non Yes Environmental spores Blastomycetes Reportable Non high rare   5.50 5.5
Cryptococcus neoformans FUNGI cryptococcosis Non Yes Environmental spores Blastomycetes Reportable Non high rare   5.50 5.5
Stachybotris atra FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Basidiomycetes   Non       5.65 5.6
Stachybotris chartarum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Basidiomycetes   Non       5.65 5.6
Eurotium amstelodami FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Ascomycetes   Non       5.75 5.6
Eurotium herbariorium FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Ascomycetes   Non       5.75 5.6
Eurotium rubrum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Ascomycetes   Non       5.75 5.6
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis FUNGI onychomycosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       6.00 5.9
                             
Scopulariopsis fusca FUNGI onychomycosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       6.00 5.9
Sporothrix schenckii FUNGI sporotrichosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       6.50 6.3
Botrytis cinera FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores     Non       7.00 6.7
Mucor plumbeus FUNGI mucormycosis Non   Environmental spores Zygomycota   Non       7.50 7.1
Rhizopus stolonifer FUNGI zygomycosis Non   Environmental spores Zygomycota   Non       8.00 6.9
Cladosporium cladosporioides FUNGI chromoblastomycosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       9.00 8.1
Cladosporium herbarum FUNGI chromoblastomycosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       9.00 8.1
Cladosporium sphaerospermum FUNGI chromoblastomycosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       9.00 8.1
                             
Fusarium culmorum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       11.50 11.2
Fusarium graminearum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       11.50 11.2
Fusarium moniliforme FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       11.50 11.2
Fusarium solani FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       11.50 11.2
Fusarium sporotrichioides FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       11.50 11.2
Helminthosporium FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores     Non       12.47 8.1
Blastomyces dermatitidis FUNGI blastomycosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes Reportable Non       14.00 12.6
Rhodoturula glutinus FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Blastomycetes   Non       14.00 13.9
                             
Rhodoturula minuta FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Blastomycetes   Non       14.00 13.9
Rhodoturula mucilaginosa FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Blastomycetes   Non       14.00 13.9
Alternaria alternata FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       14.39 11.2
Ulocladium botrytis FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores     Non       15.00 14.1
Ulocladium chartarum FUNGI allergic alveolitis Non   Environmental spores     Non       15.00 14.1
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis FUNGI paracoccidioidomycosis Non   Environmental spores Hyphomycetes   Non       18.25 14.0
Epicoccum nigrum FUNGI allergen(?) Non   Environmental spores     Non       20.00 19.4
                             

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