Dear Readers,
Today we will be covering a very important topic from the Biology part of the General Knowledge section that is – List of Diseases caused by Virus, Bacteria, Protozoa and Worm. Around 2 questions from this topic are asked from this topic in every exam. Thus, the post is very helpful for the upcoming SSC Exam and other competitive Exam.
List of Diseases caused by Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, Protozoan and worms:
Diseases caused by Bacteria | |
Cholera
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Vibrio cholerae
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Anthrax
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Bacillus Anthrasis
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Diphtheria
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Corynebacterium diphtheriae
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Leprosy
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Mycobacterium leprae
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Botulism
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Clostridium botulinum
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Syphilis
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Treponema pallidum
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Tetanus
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Clostridium tetani
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Trachoma
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Chlamydia trachomatis
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Tuberculosis
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Typhoid fever
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Salmonella typhi.
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Whooping cough
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Bordetella pertussis
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Diseases caused by Virus | |
AIDS
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV)
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Influenza
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Influenza virus
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Mumps
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Mumps Virus
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Polio
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Polio Virus
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Chicken Pox
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Varicella zoster virus
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Measles
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Measles Virus
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Dengue fever
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Dengue Virus
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Chikungunya
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Chik virus.
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Hepatitis
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5 unique hepatitis viruses, identified by the letters A, B, C, D, and E
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Rabies
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Rabies virus
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SARS
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SARS coronavirus
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Diseases caused by Fungi | |
Athlete's foot
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Trichophyton rubrum, T. mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum
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Diseases caused by Protozoa | |
Malaria
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Plasmodium vivax
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Amoebic dysentery
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Entamoeba histolytica
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Diseases caused by flatworms and roundworms | |
Filariasis
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Filarioidea
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Hookworm disease
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Ancylostoma duodenale
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Roundworm disease
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Ascaris lumbricoides
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Blood fluke disease
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Schistossoma mansoni
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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 CulexSpecies.
- Virus is a connecting link between living and non living.
- Virus has either DNA or RNA.
- Pasteur developed the Anti Rabies Vaccine
