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list of infectious diseases
This is an alphabetically ordered list of infectious diseases, grouped by the type of organism that causes them. (See also bloodborne disease; sexually transmitted disease; zoonotic disease; list of parasitic diseases.)
bacterial
fungal (mycosis)
protozoan
viral
other
- sweating sickness (causative organism unknown)
This article was most recently revised and updated by Richard Pallardy.
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