Diseases and Caused by Bacteria, Virus, Fungi, Protozoa and worms
List of Diseases caused by Bacteria
Bacteria are prokaryotes, a minuscule single-celled organism that grows well in varied environments. They can live inside soil, in the ocean, and inside the human body. They can be differentiated by, by their shape, the nature of their cell walls and genetic differences. The bacteria multiply by a process called binary fission.
| SL NO | DISEASE NAME | BACTERIA NAME | AFFECTED ORGAN |
| 1 | Cholera | Vibrio cholera | Intestine & Skin |
| 2 | Anthrax | Bacillus Anthrasis | Skin & Lung |
| 3 | Diphtheria | Corynebacterium diphtheriae | Nose, throat |
| 4 | Leprosy | Mycobacterium leprae | Skin, bone, nerves |
| 5 | Botulism | Clostridium botulinum | Nervous System |
| 6 | Syphilis | Treponema pallidum | Skin, Cardiovascular organs, Urinary tract |
| 7 | Tetanus | Clostridium tetani | Muscle (spasms), Nerve system |
| 8 | Trachoma | Chlamydia trachomatis | Eyes |
| 9 | Tuberculosis | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Lungs |
| 10 | Typhoid fever | Salmonella typhi. | Liver,Spleen,Muscles, Intestine |
| 11 | Whooping cough or Pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Lungs |
| 12 | Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniae. | Lung |
| 13 | Plague | Yersinia pestis
Pasteurella pesties |
Lymph,Lungs |
| 14 | Typhus | Rickettsia bacteria | Skin |
| 15 | Salmonellosis | Salmonella | Intestine |
| 16 | Gonorrhoea | Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Urinary tract |
| 17 | Chlamydial urethritis | Chlamydia trachomatis | Cervix, Eye, Urethra |
List of Diseases caused by Virus
The virus is a tiny infectious agent that duplicates only inside the living cells of other creatures. These are diverse in nature and can infect animals, plants, and microorganisms and transmitted by biological vectors only. It is made up of a DNA or RNA genome inside a protein shell known as the capsid. Viruses are even smaller than bacteria. They aren’t even a full cell. They are simply genetic material (DNA or RNA) packaged inside of a protein coating. They need to use another cell’s structures to reproduce. This means they can’t survive unless they’re living inside something else (such as a person, animal, or plant).
| SL NO | DISEASE NAME | VIRUS NAME | AFFECTED ORGAN |
| 1 | AIDS | Human Immuno Deficiency Virus(HIV) | T-lymphocytes |
| 2 | Influenza | Influenza virus | Respiratory Tract |
| 3 | Mumps | Mumps Virus | Salivary Glands, Blood |
| 4 | Polio | Polio Virus | Intestine, Brain, Spinal Cord, Throat |
| 5 | Chicken Pox | Varicella zoster virus | Skin, Nervous System |
| 6 | Measles | Measles Virus | Respiratory Tract, Skin |
| 7 | Dengue fever | Dengue Virus (RNA contains) | Head, Blood, Muscles |
| 8 | Chikungunya | Chik virus. | |
| 9 | Hepatitis A | (Hepatovirus A) RNA | Liver |
| 10 | Hepatitis B | (Hepatitis B virus (HBV)) DNA | Liver |
| 11 | Rabies | Rabies virus (Rhabdoviridae family). | Brain, Spinal cord, Nervous system. |
| 12 | SARS | SARS coronavirus | |
| 13 | Small Pox | Variola virus | Skin, Blood |
| 14 | Ebola | Ebola virus | Whole body |
| 15 | Foot and mouth | Foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) | |
| 16 | Common Cold | Rhinovirus | |
| 17 | MERS | Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) | |
| 18 | German Measles (Rubella) | (Rubella virus) RNA | Skin |
| 19 | Herpes Simplex | (Herpes simplex virus(HSV)) DNA | Skin, Pharynx, Genital organs |
| 20 | Yellow Fever | (Yellow fever virus) RNA | Liver, Blood |
| 21 | Cytomegalovirus Disease | Cytomegalovirus (CMV) | Blood, Lungs |
| 22 | Adenovirus Infections | Adenovirus (DNA) | Lungs, Eyes |
| 23 | Arbovirus encephalitis | RNA viruses | Brain |
| 24 | Herpes | Herpes virus | Skin |
| 25 | Swine flu | H1N1 virus | Whole body (Muscles) |
List of Diseases caused by Fungus
Fungi are multicellular, plant-like organisms. A fungus gets nutrition from plants, food, and animals in damp, warm environments.
| SL NO | DISEASE NAME | FUNGUS NAME | AFFECTED ORGAN |
| 1 | Athlete’s foot | Tenia pedes | Foot, skin |
| 2 | Asthama | Aspergillus fumigates | Lungs |
| 3 | Scabies | Acarus scabies | Skin |
| 4 | Baldness | Taenia capities | Hair |
| 5 | Ringworm | Trycophyton veruccosum | Skin |
| 6 | Fungal Meningitis | Cryptococcus neoformans
Histoplasma Coccidioides Blastomyces |
Blood, immune system |
| 7 | Psoriasis | Candidiasis | Skin |
| 8 | Onychomycosis | Tinea Unguium | Nail |
List of Diseases caused by Protozoa
The Protozoa are a varied cluster of unicellular eukaryotic organisms which consume bacteria and other food sources. The diseases caused by Protozoa are life-threatening and dangerous.
Protozoa (pro-toe-ZO-uh) are one-celled organisms, like bacteria. But they are bigger than bacteria and contain a nucleus and other cell structures, making them more like plant and animal cells.
| SL NO | DISEASE NAME | PROTOZOA NAME | AFFECTED ORGAN |
| 1 | Malaria | Plasmodium parasite | RBC and Liver |
| 2 | Amoebic dysentery | Entamoeba histolytica | Intestine,Abdomen |
| 3 | Sleeping sickness | Trypanosomabrucei | Brain |
| 4 | Kala azar | Leishmaniadonovani | Bone marrow, Liver |
| 5 | Diarrhoea | Entamoeba Histolytica | Intestine |
| 6 | Pyorrhoea | Entamoeba gingivelis | Gums |
| 7 | African try pannosomiasis | Trypansoma gambienes | Blood, Nerves Tissues |
List of Diseases caused by Flatworms and Round warms
A worm classified as a parasite. (A parasite is a disease-causing organism that lives on or in a human or another animal and derives its nourishment from its host.)
| SL NO | DISEASE NAME | WORM NAME | AFFECTED ORGAN |
| 1 | Hookworm | Ancylostoma duodenale | Lungs,Skin,Intestine |
| 2 | Roundworm | Ascaris lumbricoides | Intestine |
| 3 | Blood Fluke | Schistossoma mansoni | Skin,Intestine |
| 4 | Tapeworm | It is caused by thread
They are intestinal parasites. It cannot |
Intestine,Liver |
| 5 | Pinworm | It is caused by small, thin, white roundworm called Enterobiusvermicularis | Skin,Intestine |
| 6 | Filaria | Wuchereria bancrofti | Legs,Arms and other body parts |
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