Microbes of Respiratory Infections
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The respiratory tract is a common site of infection since it comes in direct contact with the physical environment and is exposed to airborne microbes where a human takes about 20,000 breaths each day on average. Respiratory tract infection is of type upper and lower respiratory tract infection. Viruses and bacteria are the common etiological agents of b lower respiratory infections. Most cases of bronchitis and bronchiolitis are due to viruses.
The list of common Microbes of Respiratory Infections is as follows-
| S. No | Microbes (bacteria) |
| 1. | Staphylococcus aureus |
| 2. | Streptococcus pneumoniae |
| 3. | Streptococcus pyogenes |
| 4. | Streptococcus agalactiae |
| 5. | Pseudomonas aeruginosa |
| 6. | Haemophilus influenzae |
| 7. | Klebsiella species |
| 8. | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| 9. | Corynebacterium diphtheriae |
| 10. | Mycoplasma pneumoniae |
| 11. | Atypical mycobacteria |
| 12. | Neisseria meningitides |
| 13. | Bordetella pertussis |
| Virus (Microbe) | |
| 1. | Influenza virus |
| 2. | Parainfluenza virus |
| 3. | Adenovirus |
| 4. | Rhinovirus |
| 5. | Epstein Barr Virus |
| 6. | Echovirus |
| 7. | Respiratory syncytial virus |
| 8. | Measles virus |
| 9. | Varicella zoster virus |
| Fungi | |
| 1. | Candida albicans |
| 2. | Aspergillus species |
| 3. | Cryptococcus neoformans |
| 4. | Histoplasma capsulatum |
| 5. | Blastomyces dermatitidis |
| 6. | Coccidioides immitis |
| 7. | Pneumocystis jirovecii |
| Parasites | |
| 1. | Paragonimus westermani |
| 2. | Clonorchis sinensis |
| 3. | Ancylostoma duodenale |
| 4. | Ascaris lumbricoides |
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