From: The X chromosome and sex-specific effects in infectious disease susceptibility
Infection | Organism | Disease | Bias | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bacterial | Treponema pallidum | Syphilis | Male | |
Borrelia burgdorferi | Lyme disease | Male (age) | ||
Vibrio vulnificus | Infection | Male | [106] | |
Staphylococcus aureus | Infection | Male | ||
Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Infection | Male | ||
Escherichia coli | Bacteraemias | Female | ||
Fungal | Cryptococcus neoformans | Fungal meningitis | Male | |
Candida albicans | Onychomycosis | Female | ||
Paracoccidioidal brasiliensis | Infect mucosal membranes | Male | [118] | |
Parasitic | Schistosoma | Schistosomiasis | Male | |
Leishmania | Leishmaniasis | Male | ||
Taenia | Tapeworm | Female | ||
Viral | Influenza A | Influenza | Male | |
Hepatitis C | Hepatitis | Male |