The following is a partial list of airborne pathogens. To help put all this in perspective - look at
the Disease column and the DIA Microns column.
LIST OF AIRBORNE PATHOGENS, INCLUDING ALLERGENIC , TOXIGENIC, AND
SUSPECTED RESPIRATORY AND NON-RESPIRATORY PATHOGENS
Airborne Pathogen
Parvovirus B19
Rhinovirus
Coxsackievirus
Echovirus
Hantavirus
Togavirus
Reovirus
Adenovirus
Orthomyxovirus - Influenza
Coronavirus
Morbillivirus
Varicella-zoster
Arenavirus - Junin
Arenavirus - Machupo
Arenavirus - Lassa
Filovirus - Marburg
Parainfluenza
Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Poxvirus - Variola
Poxvirus - Vaccinia
Monkeypox
Paramyxovirus
Francisella tularensis
Bordetella pertussis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Chlamydia psittaci
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Haemophilus influenzae
Coxiella burnetii
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas pseudomallei
Actinomyces israelii
Legionella parisiensis
Legionella pneumophila
Cardiobacterium
Alkaligenes
Group
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
VIRUS
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
BACTERIA
Disease
fifth disease, anemia
colds
colds
colds
Hantavirus
rubella (German
measles)
colds
colds
flu
colds
measles (rubeola)
chickenpox
hemmorhagic fever
hemmorhagic fever
Lassa fever
hemmorhagic fever
flu
pneumonia
smallpox (extinct)
cowpox
monkeypox
mumps
tularemia
whooping cough
pneumonia
pneumonia, bronchitis
psittacosis
opportunistic infections
meningitis
Q Fever
opportunistic infections
opportunistic infections
actinomycosis
pneumonia(?)
LD, Pontiac fever
opportunistic infections
opportunistic infections
Status
Contagious
Contagious
Contagious
Contagious
Non
Source
Humans
Humans
Humans
Humans
rodents
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Contagious Humans, birds
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
rodents
Contagious
rodents
Contagious
rodents
Contagious
rodents
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Non
Agricultural
Contagious Monkeys
Contagious
Humans
Non
wild animals
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Contagious
Humans
Non
Birds
Endogenous Environmental
Contagious
Humans
Non
Cattle, sheep
Contagious Environmental
Non
Environmental
Endogenous Humans
Non
Environmental
Non
Environmental
Endogenous Humans
Endogenous Humans
DIA
microns
0.022
0.023
0.027
0.028
0.060
0.063
0.075
0.080
0.10
0.11
0.12
0.16
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.18
0.22
0.22
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.23
0.20
0.25
0.25
0.30
0.30
0.40
0.43
0.50
0.57
0.57
0.60
0.60
0.60
0.63
0.75
Yersinia pestis
BACTERIA
Contagious
Rodents
pneumonic plague
nonrespiratory
Pseudomonas cepacia
BACTERIA
Non
Environmental
airborne(?)
Pseudomonas mallei
BACTERIA
Non
Environmental
opportunistic infections
nonrespiratory
Enterobacter cloacae
BACTERIA
airborne(?)
Contagious
Humans
nonrespiratory
Enterococcus
BACTERIA
Contagious
Humans
airborne(?)
Neisseria meningitidis
BACTERIA
Endogenous Humans
meningitis
nonrespiratory
Streptococcus faecalis
BACTERIA
Contagious
Humans
airborne(?)
Streptococcus pyogenes
BACTERIA
Humans
scarlet fever, pharyngitis Contagious
Mycobacterium kansasii
BACTERIA
Non
unknown
cavitary pulmonary
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
BACTERIA
Contagious
Humans
TB
Streptococcus pneumoniae
BACTERIA
Humans
pneumonia, otitis media Contagious
Staphylococcus aureus
BACTERIA
Endogenous
Humans
opportunistic infections
nonrespiratory
Staphylococcus epidermis
BACTERIA
Endogenous Humans
airborne(?)
Corynebacteria diphtheria
BACTERIA
Contagious
Humans
diptheria
nonrespiratory
Clostridium tetani
BACTERIA
Non
Environmental
airborne(?)
Haemophilus parainfluenzae
BACTERIA
Humans
opportunistic infections Endogenous
Moraxella lacunata
BACTERIA
Humans
opportunistic infections Endogenous
Bacillus anthracis
BACTERIA
Non
Cattle, sheep
anthrax
Mycobacterium avium
BACTERIA
Non
Environmental
cavitary pulmonary
Mycobacterium intracellulare
BACTERIA
Non
Environmental
cavitary pulmonary
Acinetobacter
BACTERIA
opportunistic infections Endogenous Environmental
Moraxella catarrhalis
BACTERIA
Humans
opportunistic infections Endogenous
Serratia marcescens
BACTERIA
opportunistic infections Endogenous Environmental
Saccharomonospora viridis ACTINOMYCETES
Non
Agricultural
Farmer's Lung
Thermomonospora viridis
ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung, HP
Non
Agricultural
Micropolyspora faeni
ACTINOMYCETES
Non
Agricultural
Farmer's Lung
Thermoactinomyces sacchari ACTINOMYCETES
Non
Agricultural
bagassosis, HP
Micromonospora faeni
ACTINOMYCETES
Non
Agricultural
Farmer's Lung
Thermoactinomyces vulgaris ACTINOMYCETES Farmer's Lung, HP
Non
Agricultural
Nocardia asteroides
ACTINOMYCETES
Non
Environmental
nocardiosis
Nocardia brasiliensis
ACTINOMYCETES pulmonary mycetoma
Non
Environmental
Nocardia caviae
ACTINOMYCETES
Non
Environmental
nocardiosis
Phialaphora parasitica
FUNGI
Non
Environmental
allergic alveolitis
Phialaphora repens
FUNGI
Non
Environmental
allergic alveolitis
Exophiala jeanselmei
FUNGI
Non
Environmental
humidifier water
Phialaphora hoffmannii
FUNGI
Non
Environmental
allergic alveolitis
Phialaphora richardsiae
FUNGI
Non
Environmental
allergic alveolitis
Pneumocystis carinii
Protozoa
Non
Environmental
pneumocystosis
Phialaphora mutabilis
FUNGI
Non
Environmental
allergic alveolitis
Acremonium spp.
FUNGI
Non
Environmental
allergic alveolitis
0.75
0.77
0.77
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.80
0.86
0.86
0.90
0.95
0.95
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.13
1.20
1.20
1.25
1.25
1.25
0.60
0.60
0.69
0.70
1.00
1.00
1.14
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.50
1.95
2.00
2.00
2.00
2.15
2.50
Trichoderma harzianum
Oidiodendron tenuissimum
Geomyces pannorum
Histoplasma capsulatum
Paecilomyces variotii
Wallemia sebi
Emericella nidulans
Phoma spp.
Penicillium brevicompactum
Penicillium chrysogenum
Penicillium citreonigrum
Penicillium commune
Penicillium corylophilum
Penicillium cyclopium
Penicillium expansum
Penicillium freii
Penicillium glabrum
Penicillium hordei
Penicillium olsonii
Penicillium polonicum
Penicillium rugulosum
Penicillium solitum
Aspergillus flavus
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus niger
Aspergillus versicolor
Absidia corymbifera
Coccidioides immitis
Trichoderma viride
Rhizomucor pusillus
Aureobasidium pullulans
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
Candida albicans
Chaetomium globosum
Cryptococcus albidus
Cryptococcus laurentii
Cryptococcus neoformans
Stachybotris atra
Stachybotris chartarum
Eurotium amstelodami
Eurotium herbariorium
Eurotium rubrum
Scopulariopsis brevicaulis
Scopulariopsis fusca
Sporothrix schenckii
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
histoplasmosis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergen(?)
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergen(?)
allergic alveolitis
allergen(?)
allergic alveolitis
allergen(?)
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergen(?)
allergen(?)
aspergillosis
aspergillosis
aspergillosis
aspergillosis
zygomycosis
coccidioidomycosis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
nonrespiratory
airborne(?)
allergic alveolitis
allergen(?)
allergen(?)
cryptococcosis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
onychomycosis
onychomycosis
sporotrichosis
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
2.65
2.75
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.25
3.25
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.30
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.50
3.75
4.00
4.05
4.25
5.00
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
5.00
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.50
5.65
5.65
5.75
5.75
5.75
6.00
6.00
6.50
Botrytis cinera
Mucor plumbeus
Rhizopus stolonifer
Cladosporium cladosporioides
Cladosporium herbarum
Cladosporium
sphaerospermum
Fusarium culmorum
Fusarium graminearum
Fusarium moniliforme
Fusarium solani
Fusarium sporotrichioides
Helminthosporium
Blastomyces dermatitidis
Rhodoturula glutinus
Rhodoturula minuta
Rhodoturula mucilaginosa
Alternaria alternata
Ulocladium botrytis
Ulocladium chartarum
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
Epicoccum nigrum
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
allergic alveolitis
mucormycosis
zygomycosis
chromoblastomycosis
chromoblastomycosis
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
7.00
7.50
8.00
9.00
9.00
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
FUNGI
chromoblastomycosis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
blastomycosis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
allergic alveolitis
paracoccidioidomycosis
allergen(?)
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Non
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
Environmental
9.00
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
11.50
12.47
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.00
14.39
15.00
15.00
18.25
20.00
