Modes of Infection
Modes of Infection / Transmission of Some Biohazardous Agents:
- some examples; not an exhaustive list;
- additional suggestions welcome
- some organisms can infect people via more than one route
E. coli (gastroenteritis)
Salmonella spp. (gastroenteritis)
Mycobacterium tuberculosum (tuberculosis)
Campylobacter spp.
Ecinococcus spp. (tapeworms)
Giardia lamblia. (Beaver fever)
2. Respiratory Route:
Staphylococcus aureus
(laryingitis)
Streptococcus pyogenes (strep throat)
Streptococcus pneumoniae (Pneumococcal pneumonia)
Listeria monocytogenes (Listeria)
Influenza virus (influenza)
Mumps virus (mumps)
Varicella virus (chicken pox)
Mycobacterium tuberculosum (tuberculosis)
3. Mucous membranes / inoculation / animal bites:
rabies virus (rabies)
Clostridium tetani (tetanus)
Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea)
Bacilus anthracis (anthrax)
Mycobacterium tuberculosum (tuberculosis)
Influenza virus (influenza)
HIV
Borrelia burgdorfei (Lyme disease, tick transmission)
Q-fever (domestic livestock)
Toxoplasma gondii (toxoplasmosis)
A selection of MSDSs including some for these and other organisms is available in a binder in the MSDS filing cabinet near CW468 in the Biological Sciences Building. Other MSDSs available from Government of Canada Population and Public Health Branch (PPHB); formerly the Laboratory Centre for Disease Control (LCDC):