Category: Biology

Common Diseases & Their Cause Asked in Exams
Diseases can be caused by Virus, Bacteria, Protozoa and Worm etc.
Disease caused by Viruses:
1. Chicken pox – Varicella-zoster virus.
2. Small Pox – Variola virus.
3. Common Cold – Rhinovirus.
4. AIDS – HIV.
5. Measles – Measles virus.
6. Mumps – Mumps virus.
7. Rabies – Rabies virus (Rhabdoviridae family).
8. Dengue fever – Dengue virus.
Disease caused by Bacteria:
1. Whooping Cough – Borde tella pertussis.
2. Diphtheria – Coryne bacterium diphtheriae.
3. Cholera – Vibrio cholerae.
4. Leprosy – Mycobacterium leprae.
5. Pneumonia – Streptococcus pneumoniae.
6. Tetanus – Clostridium tetani.
7. Typhoid – Salmonella typhi.
8. Tuberculosis – Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
9. Plague – Yersinia pestis.
Disease Caused by Protozoans:
1. Malaria – Anopheles mosquitoes
2. Amoebic dysentery – Entamoebahistolytica
3. Sleeping sickness – Trypanosomabrucei
4. Kala azar – Leishmaniadonovani