What germs that cause communicable diases?

There are many germs that can cause communicable diseases. Some of the most common include:

- Bacteria such as:

- Clostridium difficile (C. diff)

- Escherichia coli (E. coli)

- Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB)

- Salmonella

- Staphylococcus aureus (staph)

- Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus)

- Viruses such as:

- Ebola

- Hepatitis A, B, and C

- HIV

- Influenza

- Measles

- Mumps

- Polio

- Rabies

- Rubella

- Smallpox

- Varicella-zoster (chickenpox)

- Fungi, such as Candida, which can cause yeast infections.

- Parasites, such as malaria, which is caused by a Plasmodium parasite.