Microorganism & their causative disease
Microorganisms & their diseases
Microorganisms are organisms that cannot be seen by naked eyes but they directly or indirectly affect human life. some organisms are important in our body to complete the metabolism process and some of harmful to humans here we will discuss various microorganisms (bacteria, virus, parasites, fungi ) and their caused diseases so that the right treatment could be given to the patent.
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| Microorganism & their causative disease |
Bacteria and causative disease
organism | disease |
Staphylococcus aureus | Septicaemia, food poisoning, |
Streptococcus pyogenes | abscesses, carbuncles |
Streptococcus pneumonia | Tonsilitis, erysipelas, scarlet fever |
Neisseria meningitidis | Pneumonia, meningitis, septicaemia |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae | Meningitis, septicaemia |
Escherichia coli and other coliforms | Gonorrhoea |
Salmonella typhi, paratyphi A, B and c | Urinary tract infection, septicaemia, pyogenic |
Salmonella spp. | Infections |
Shigella spp. Mitaphology.com | Enteric fever Food poisoning Dysentry |
Vibrio cholerae | Cholera |
Proteus spp. | Urinary tract and wound infection |
Haemophilus influenzae | Meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis, septicaemia |
Bordetella paertusis | Whooping cough |
Virus and causes causative disease
name of virus | caused disease |
Poliovirus | Poliomyelitis |
Hepatitis virus (A, B & C) | Hepatitis |
Rubivirus | Rubella |
Measles virus | Measles |
Mumps virus | Mumps |
Respiratory syncytial virus | Bronchiolitis |
Orthomyxoviruses | Influenza |
Rhinoviruses, coronaviruses | Common cold |
Rhabdovirus | Rabies |
Papillomavirus | Warts |
Herpes simplex viruses | Herpetic ulcers |
Varicella-zoster virus | Chickenpox, shingles |
Epstein-Bar virus | Infectious mononucleosis |
Human immunodeficiency virus | AIDS |
Flavivirus | Yellow fever, dengue fever |
Rotavirus | Gastroenteritis |
Parasite and causative disease
PARASITES- That caused diseases. | |
Organism | Disease |
A. Protozoa |
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Plasmodium spp. | Malaria |
Toxoplasma gondii | Toxoplasmosis |
Trypanosoma spp. | Sleeping sickness, Chaga's disease |
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Leishmania donovani | Kala azar |
Entamoeba histolytica | Amoebiasis |
Giardia intestinalis | Giardiasis |
B. Helminths |
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Taenia solium | Cysticercosis |
Echinococcus granulosas | Hydatid disease |
Schistosoma haematobium | Bilharzia (Schistosomiasis) |
Ascaris lumbricoides | Ascariasis |
Necator americanus | Hook worm disease |
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Wuchereria bancrofti | 1 Filariasis |
Onchocerca volvulus | River blindness |
Toxocara spp. Dracunculus medinensis | Toxocariasis (Larva migrains) Guineaworm disease |
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Fungi and causative disease
FUNGI- That caused diseases. | |
Organism | Disease |
Candida albicans | Candidiasis, oral thrush |
Cryptococcus neoformans | Meningitis |
Dermatophytes (e.g. Trichophyton spp.) | Ringworm |
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Histoplasma capsulatum | Histoplasmosis |
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Aspergillus spp. | Aspergillosis |