TYPES OF DISEASES

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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