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
Cholera	Vibrio cholerae
Anthrax	Bacillus Anthrasis
Diphtheria	Corynebacterium diphtheriae
Leprosy	Mycobacterium leprae
Botulism	Clostridium botulinum
Syphilis	Treponema pallidum
Tetanus	Clostridium tetani
Trachoma	Chlamydia trachomatis
Tuberculosis	Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Typhoid fever	Salmonella typhi.
Whooping cough	Bordetella pertussis
Diseases caused by Virus
AIDS	Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
Influenza	Influenza virus
Mumps	Mumps Virus
Polio	Polio Virus
Chicken Pox	Varicella zoster virus
Measles	Measles Virus
Dengue fever	Dengue Virus
Chikungunya	Chik virus.
Hepatitis	5 unique hepatitis viruses, identified by the letters A, B, C, D, and E
Rabies	Rabies virus
SARS	SARS coronavirus
Diseases caused by Fungi
Athlete's foot	Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum
Diseases caused by Protozoa
Malaria	Plasmodium vivax
Amoebic dysentery	Entamoeba histolytica
Diseases caused by flatworms and roundworms
Filariasis	Filarioidea
Hookworm disease	Ancylostoma duodenale
Roundworm disease	Ascaris lumbricoides
Blood fluke disease	Schistossoma mansoni

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 Female Anopheles Mosquito.

»  Dengue is caused by Dengue virus and it is transmitted by bite of Mosquito Aedes Aegypti which remain active during day time.

»  Chikenguineya is caused by chik virus and it is transmitted by bite of Mosquito from Culex Species.

»  Japanese Encephalitis is caused by JE Virus and it is transmitted by bite of Mosquito from Culex 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.