List of nine important viral diseases seen in humans: 1. Chickenpox 2. Smallpox 3. Poliomyelitis 4. Measles 5. Mumps 6. Rabies 7. Trachoma 8. Influenza 9. Hepatitis. Viral Disease # 1. Chickenpox (Varicella): Pathogen - Herpes-zoster virus (DNA- virus) Epidemiology - Contagious & Formite borne Incubation Period - 12-20 days Symptoms - Dark red coloured rash or pox changing into [...]
List of ten important bacterial diseases: 1. Pulmonary Tuberculosis 2. Diphtheria 3. Cholera 4. Leprosy 5. Pertussis 6. Tetanus 7. Plague 8. Gonorrhoea 9. Syphilis 10. Salmonellosis. Bacterial Disease # 1. Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Pathogen - Mycobacterium tuberculae Epidemiology - Airborne & Droplet infection Incubation Period - 2-10 weeks Symptoms - Coughing; chest pain and bloody sputum with tuberculin. Prophylaxis - [...]
In this article we will discuss about Mycobacterium Leprae which causes Leprosy:- 1. Morphology of Mycobacterium Leprae 2. Cultivation of Mycobacterium Leprae 3. Antigenic Structure 4. Clinical Features 5. Ridley and Jopling's Classification 6. Difference between Lepromatous Leprosy and Tuberculoid Leprosy 7. Complications of Therapy and Other Details. Contents: Morphology of Mycobacterium Leprae Cultivation of Mycobacterium Leprae Antigenic Structure of [...]