Wednesday, December 30, 2015

SHORT NOTES ON TYPES OF DISEASES

List of Diseases caused by Virus, Bacteria, Protozoa and Worm:


DISEASE CAUSED BY VIRUSES:

1. Chicken pox -     It is caused by Varicella-zoster virus.
2. Small Pox -         It is caused by Variola virus.
3. Common Cold -It is caused by Rhinovirus.
4. AIDS (Acquired Immunono Deficiency Syndrome) -  It is caused by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV).
5. Measles -It is caused by Measles virus.
6. Mumps -It is caused by Mumps virus.
7. Rabies -    It is caused by Rabies virus (Rhabdoviridae family).
8. Dengue fever -It is caused by Dengue virus.
9. Viral encephalitis -      It is an inflammation of the brain. It is caused by rabies virus, Herpessimplex, polio virus, measles virus, and JC virus.



DISEASE CAUSED BY BACTERIA:

1. Whooping Cough -    It is caused by a bacterium called Bordetella pertussis.
2. Diphtheria - It is caused by Corynebacteriumdiphtheriae.
3. Cholera -   It is caused by Vibrio cholerae.
4. Leprosy -  It is caused by Mycobacterium leprae.
5. Pneumonia-It is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae.
6. Tetanus -It is caused by Clostridium tetani.
7. Typhoid -   It is caused by Salmonella typhi.
8. Tuberculosis -It is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
9. Plague -  It is caused by Yersinia pestis.



DISEASE CAUSED BY PROTOZOANS:


1. Malaria
 It is spread by Anopheles mosquitoes. The Plasmodium parasite that causes malaria is neither a virus nor a bacteria
 it is a single
celled parasite that multiplies in red blood cells of humans.
2.Amoebic        dysentery
 It is caused by Entamoebahistolytica.


3. Sleeping sickness
 It is caused by Trypanosomabrucei.


4. Kala azar
 It is caused by Leishmaniadonovani.





DISEASE CAUSED BY WORMS:



1. Tapeworn
 They are intestinal parasites. It cannot live on its own. It survives within the intestine of an animal including human.

2. Filariasis
 It is caused by thread
like filarial nematode worms. Most cases of filaria are caused by the parasite known as Wuchereriabancrofti.
3. Pinworm
 It is caused by small, thin, white roundworm called Enterobiusvermicularis.




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