Sunday, 22 May 2011

List of Human Diseases Caused By Bacteria and Viruses


Disease
Causing Agent
Infection / Transmission
AIDS
Human T -cell Leukemia Virus HTLV-III
blood and sperms , thru sexual contact homo or heterosexual)
Ascariasis
Ascaris lumbricoides
raw vegetables infected with eggs
Athletes' Foot
Trichophyton
bad foot hygiene
Bacillary Dysentery
Shigella Dysenterie
flies, food, faeces
Botulism
Clostridium botulinum
food poisoning
Chickenpox
Varicella Virus
contact
Cholera
Varibrio Cholerae
flies, food , faeces, carriers
Common Cold
Rhino Virus
contact
Dengue
Dengue Virus (arbovirus)
Aedes Mosquito
Diarrhea
Giardia intestinalis
contaminated stools
Diphtheria
Corynebacterium diptheriae ( Bacteria)
contact
Filariasis
Wuchereria bancrofti
mosquito, infection in lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels
Gonorrhoea
Diplococcus ( Neisseria gonorrhoeae)
sexual intercourse
Herpes
Herps Virus
contact
Hook worm disease
Ancylostoma Duedenale
faiseces and walking barefoot.
Influenza Flu
Orthomixovirus
contact
kala azar
Leishmania Donovani
infected sand fly
Leprosy
Mycobacterium Leprae
Long and close contact
Measles
Measles virus (ParaMyxoVirus)
contact
Mumps
Mumps Virus (Paramyxovirus)
contact, virus in saliva spreads
oriental Sore
Leishmania Tropica
infected sand fly
Pinworm Disease
Enterobius Vermicularis caecum
ingestion of eggs contaminated food
Plague
Yersinia Pestis
Rat Flea
Pneumonia
Diplococcus pneumoniae
bacteria transmission by contact.
Poliomyelitis
Polio Virus or Enterovirus
houseflies, food and water
Rabies
rhabdovirus
mad dog bites
Ringworm
Microsporum Trichophyton
cats and dogs
Septic Sore Throat
Streptococcus Bacteria
contact
Sleeping Sickness
Tryponosoma Brucei
reaches lymph nodes via transmission thru fly bites
Smallpox
Variola Virus
contact
Syphilis
Treponema Palladium
direct contact mainly sex
TB
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacteria transmission by cough
Tetanus
Clostidium tetani
bacteria in soil thru wounds
Typhoid
Salmonella Typhi
Flies, food etc.
Vaginatis
Trichomonas Vaginalis
Female Vaginal tracts, Male Urinary Tract both may be infected during coitus
Viral Encephelitis
arbovirus
mosquito Bite
Whooping cough
Hameophilius Pertussis
coughing and sneezing

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