Human Diseases Caused by Bacteria, Virus and Fungi

Diseases caused by Bacteria
Cholera- Vibrio cholera
Anthrax- Bacillus Anthraces
Diphtheria - Corynebacterium diphtheria
Leprosy - Mycobacterium leprae
Botulism - Clostridium botulinum

Syphilis - Treponema pallidum
Tetanus - Clostridium tetani
Trachoma - Chlamydia trachomatis
Tuberculosis - Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Typhoid fever - Salmonella typhi.
Whooping cough-Bordetella pertussis

Diseases caused by Virus
AIDS-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Influenza - Influenza virus
Mumps- Mumps Virus
Polio -Polio Virus
Chicken Pox -Varicella zoster virus
Measles-Measles Virus
Dengue fever -Dengue Virus
Chikungunya -Chikungunya virus.
Rabies -Rabies virus
SARS - SARS coronavirus

Diseases caused by Fungi
Athlete's foot - caused by the mold known as Epidermophytonfloccosum
Diseases caused by Protozoa
Malaria - Plasmodium vivax
Amoebic dysentery - Entamoebahistolytica

Diseases caused by flatworms and roundworms
Filariasis - parasitic disease infection with roundworms of theFilarioidea type
Hookworm disease- Ancylostomaduodenale
Roundworm disease- Ascarislumbricoides
Blood fluke disease- Schistossomamansoni