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 - [...]
The following points highlight the five main types of disease agents that causes diseases in humans. 1. Biological Infectious Agents: These are also called pathogens (Gr. pathos means disease; genesis means producing). These are those micro-organisms which when successfully infect the human body, multiply and produce toxins in incubation period which interfere with the normal functioning of the body and [...]