Some Diseases and their pathogen

Some Diseases and their pathogen

Scarlet fever = Streptococcus pyogenes

Gonorrhea = Neisseria gonorrfoeae

Meningitis = Neisseria meningitidis

Anthrax = Bacillus anthracis

Tetanus = Clostridium tetani

Botulism = Clostridium botulinum

Gas gangrene = Clostridium perigens

Typhoid fever = Salmonella typhi

Cholera = Vibrio cholerae

Bubonic plaque = Yersinia pestis

Whooping cough = Barbodella pertussis

Diphtheria = Coryebacterium diphtheria

Tuberculosis = Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Leprosy = Mycobacterium leprae

Syphilis =Treponema palladum

Pneumonia = Streptococcus pneumoniae

Bacterial dysentery =Shigella sonnei

Typhus fever = Rickettsia prowazekii

Q fever = Caxiella burnetti

Trench fever = Rochalimaea quintana

Tranchoma = Chlamydia trachomatis

Rocky Mountain spotted fever = Rickettsia rickettsii

Protozoal  Diseases :-

Amobiasis= Entamoeba histolytica

Giardiasis = Giardia lamblia

Trichomoniasis = Trichomonas

Sleeping sickness = Trypanosoma

Kala azar = Leishmania

Balantidiosis = Balantidium coli.

Malaria = Plasmodium

Helminthic Disease :-

Bilharzia = Schistosoma

Taeniasis = Taenia solium or T. saginata

Ascariasis = Ascaris

Ancylostomiasis = Anclyostoma

Elephantiasis = Filaria

Trichinosis = Trichinella

Guineaworm Disease = Dracunculus

Eyeworm Disease = Loa loa

STD (Sexual transmitted disease) & their Pathogen

Bacterial

Syphilis = Treponema pallidum

Gonorrhoea = Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Chancroid = Haemophilus ducreyi

Vaginitis = Gardnerella vaginalis

Viral

Herpes genitalis = HSV-2(DNA )Virus

Condyloma acuminatum = Papova (DNA) virus

Molluscum contagiosum = Pox (DNA) virus

Protozoal

Trichomoniasis = Trichomonas vaginalis

Viral Disease & Group Of virus

Chicken pox = Herpesvirus

Poliomyelitis = Picornavirus

Common cold = Rhinovirus

Influenza = orthomyxovirus

Rabies = Rhabdovirus

Mumps = Paramyxovirus

Measles = Paramyxovirus

Dengue fever = Flavivirus

Yellow fever = arbovirus

AIDS = Retrovirus