HUMAN DISEASES AND CAUSED BY AGENT [BACTERIA, VIRUS, FUNGI, PROTOZOA AND WORMS]
List of Diseases caused by Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, Protozoan and worms:
Diseases caused by Bacteria
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Cholera
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Vibrio cholerae
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Anthrax
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Bacillus Anthrasis
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Diphtheria
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Botulism
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Clostridium botulinum
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Syphilis
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Treponema pallidum
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Tetanus
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Clostridium tetani
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Trachoma
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Typhoid fever
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Salmonella typhi.
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Whooping cough
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Bordetella pertussis
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Diseases caused by Virus
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AIDS
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
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Influenza
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Influenza virus
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Mumps
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Mumps Virus
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Polio
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Polio Virus
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Chicken Pox
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Varicella zoster virus
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Measles
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Measles Virus
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Dengue fever
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Dengue Virus
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Chikungunya
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Chik virus.
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Hepatitis
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5 unique hepatitis viruses, identified by the letters A, B, C, D, and E
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Rabies
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Rabies virus
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SARS
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SARS coronavirus
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Diseases caused by Fungi
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Athlete's foot
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Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum
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Diseases caused by Protozoa
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Malaria
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Plasmodium vivax
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Amoebic dysentery
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Diseases caused by flatworms and roundworms
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Filariasis
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Filarioidea
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Hookworm disease
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Ancylostoma duodenale
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Roundworm disease
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Ascaris lumbricoides
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Blood fluke disease
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Schistossoma mansoni
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Points to remember:
» Rabies is caused by Virus and it is transmitted by bite of canines most commonly by Dogs and Monkey.

» Malaria is caused by Protozoa Plasmodium and it is transmitted by bite of FemaleAnopheles Mosquito.
» Dengue is caused by Dengue virus and it is transmitted by bite of Mosquito Aedes Aegyptiwhich remain active during day time.
» Chikenguineya is caused by chik virus and it is transmitted by bite of Mosquito from CulexSpecies.
» Japanese Encephalitis is caused by JE Virus and it is transmitted by bite of Mosquito fromCulex Species.
» Virus is a connecting link between living and non living.
» Virus has either DNA or RNA.
» Pasteur developed the Anti Rabies Vaccine.
» John Salk invented the polio vaccine.
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