Communicable & Non-Communicable disease

Communicable & Non-Communicable disease :-

Disease is defined as a condition of the body or a part of it in which functions are disturbed or deranged

Disease can be broadly divided into three major types :-

1.     Communicable

2.     Non-communicable

3.      Genetic disorders

Communicable Disease :-

a.     Disease caused by Bacteria :-

i.)                 Scarlet fever Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes

ii.)               Gonorrhoea Caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae

iii.)             Meningitis Caused by Neisseria meningitides

iv.)            Anthrax Caused by Bacillus anthracis

v.)              Tetanus Caused by Clostridium tetani

vi.)            Btulism Caused by Clostridium botulinum

vii.)          Gas gangrene Caused by Clostridium perigens

viii.)        Typhoid fever Caused by Salmonella typhi

ix.)             Cholera Caused by Vibrio cholerae

x.)               Bubonic Plaque Caused by Yersinia pestis

xi.)             Whooping Cough Caused by Bordetella pertussis

xii.)           Diphtheria Caused by Corynebacterium diphtheria

xiii.)         Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

xiv.)        Leprosy Caused by Mycobacterium leprae

xv.)          Syphilis Caused by Treponema pallidum

xvi.)        Pneumonia Caused by Streptococcus pneumonia

xvii.)      Bacterial dysentery Caused by Shigella sonnei

xviii.)    Typhus fever Caused by Rickettsia prowazekii

xix.)         Q Fever Caused by Coxiella burnetii

xx.)           Trench fever Caused by Rochalimaea quintana

xxi.)         Trachoma Caused by Chlamydia trachomatis

xxii.)       Rocky mountain spooted fever Caused by Rickettsia rickettsii

b.     Disease Caused by Virus

1.     Chicken Pox caused group of Herpesvirus

2.     Poliomyelitis caused group of Picovirus

3.     Common cold caused group of Rhinovirus

4.     Influenza caused group of Orthomyxovirus

5.     Rabies caused group of Rhabdovirus

6.     Mumps caused group of Paramyxovirus

7.     Measles caused group of Paramyxovirus

8.     Dengue fever caused group of Flavivirus

9.     Yellow fever  caused group of Arbovirus

10.                AIDS caused group of Retrovirus

c.      Disease Caused by Protozoan’s

i.                    Amoebiasis caused pathogen is Entamoeba histolytica

ii.                  Giardiasis caused pathogen is Giardia lamblia

iii.                Trichomoniasis caused pathogen is Trichomonas

iv.               Sleeping sickness caused pathogen is Trypanosoma

v.                 Kala-azar caused pathogen is Leishmania

vi.               Balantidiosis caused pathogen is Balantidium coli

vii.             Malaria caused pathogen is Plasmodium

d.     Disease Caused by Helmenthes

1.     Bilharzia caused pathogen is Schistosoma

2.     Taeniasis caused pathogen is Taenia solium

3.     Ascariasis caused pathogen is Ascaris

4.     Ancylostomiasis caused pathogen is Ancyclostoma

5.     Elephantiasis caused pathogen is Filaria

6.     Trichinosis caused pathogen is Trichinella

7.     Guineaworm Disease caused pathogen is Dracunculus

8.     Eyeworm disease caused pathogen is Loa loa

e.     Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD):-
Bacterial

i.                    Syphilis their pathogen is Treponema palladium

ii.                  Gonorrhoea their pathogen is Neisseria gonorehoeae

iii.                Chancroid their pathogen is Haemophilus ducreyi

iv.               Vaginitis their pathogen is Gardnerella vaginalis

Viral :-

v.                 Herpes genitalis their pathogen is HSV-2 (DNA) virus

vi.               Condyloma acuminatum their pathogen is Papova (DNA) virus

vii.             Molluscum contagiosum their pathogen is Pox (DNA) virus

Protozoal

viii.           Trichomoniasis their pathogen is Trichomonas vaginalis  

Non –Communicale Disease :-

1.     Diabetes mellitus = Excessive Concentration of glucose in blood

2.     Arthritis = Inflammation of joints

3.     Gout = Accumulation of uric acid in synovial joints

4.     Cardiovascular disease = Diseases associated with blood vascular system

5.     Cancer = Uncontrolled growth of division of cells,