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List of pathogens by size

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List of pathogens by size

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This is a list of pathogens (human or otherwise) in order of size.

Classification	Binomial name	Common name	Dimension	Size	Reference
Flatworm animal	Eucestoda	Tapeworm	length (maximum)	25 m	Eucestoda
Nematode animal	Loa loa	Loa loa	length (female)	20-70 mm	Loa loa
Arthropod animal	Cymothoa exigua	Tongue-eating louse	length (female)	8-29 mm	Cymothoa exigua
Nematode animal	Enterobius	Pinworm	length (female)	8-13 mm	Pinworm (parasite)
Arthropod animal	Pediculus humanus capitis	Head louse	length	2.5-3 mm	Head louse
Flatworm animal	Eucestoda	Tapeworm	length (minimum)	1 mm	Eucestoda
Arthropod animal	Sarcoptes scabiei	Scabies	length (female)	0.3–0.45 mm	Sarcoptes scabiei
Metamonad	Giardia lamblia	Giardia	length	10-20 μm	Giardia lamblia
Fungus	Candida albicans	Yeast infection	diameter	10-12 μm	Candida albicans
Bacterium	Borrelia burgdorferi	Lyme disease	length	10 μm	Borrelia burgdorferi
Alveolate protist	Plasmodium	Malaria	diameter (sexual form)	7-14 μm
Fungus	[many]	[many]	width of hyphae	2-10 μm	Fungus
Bacterium	Yersinia pestis	Plague	length	a few μm	Yersinia
Bacterium	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	Tuberculosis	length	2-4 μm
Alveolate protist	Plasmodium	Malaria	diameter (asexual form)	1-2 μm
Bacterium	Mycoplasma genitalium	(one cause of urethritis)	length	600 nm	Mycoplasma
Virus	HIV	HIV	diameter	120 nm	HIV
Virus	Orthomyxoviridae	Influenza	diameter	50-120 nm	Orthomyxoviridae
Virus	Rhinovirus	Common cold	diameter	30 nm	Rhinovirus
Virus	Porcine circovirus	Porcine circovirus	diameter	17 nm	Porcine circovirus

See also