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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Friday, November 23, 2012
List of Human Diseases Caused By Bacteria and Viruses
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