Question

1. Name 5 bacterial diseases and how we acquire them.

2. Name 5 viral diseases and how we acquire those diseases.

3. Name 5 fungal diseases and how we acquire them.

4. Name 5 protozoans diseases and how we acquire those.

Answer 1

5 Fungal desease-

• Cryptococcosis- Caused by Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus gattii.
• Aspergillosis- Caused by the species of Aspergillus.
• Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever)- Caused by Coccidioides.
• Histoplasmosis-Caused by inhaling Histoplasma capsulatum fungal spores.
• Blastomycosis- Caused by inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores.

5 protozoan desease-

• Malaria- By Plasmodium ( e.g. P. falciparum & P. vivax). Transmitted by Anopheles mosquito.
• African trypanosomiasis- By Trypanosoma brucei (transmitted by tsetse fly).
• Chagas disease- By Trypanosoma cruzi (transmitted by triatomine bug)
• Kala azar- By Leishmania donovani (transmitted by bites from female phlebotomine sandflies)
• Toxoplasmosis- By Toxoplasma gondii. The infection is most commonly acquired from contact with cats and their feces or with raw or undercooked meat.

5 Viral desease-

• Chickenpox- By varicella zoster virus.
• Flu (influenza) By Influenza virus
• Herpes By herpes simplex virus (HSV)
• AIDS- HIV infection is caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Someone canget HIV from contact with infected blood, semen, or vaginal fluids. Unprotected sex with someone who has HIV also can cause it. Someone can infected by sharing drug needles with someone who is infected with HIV.
• Mumps By infection by the mumps virus. It can be transmitted by saliva from a person already affected.

5 Bacterial desease-

• Cholera caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated with Vibrio cholerae.
• Tuberculosis Caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, spread from coughs, speaks, sneezes, spits, laughs or sings of the effected person.
• Plague By Yersinia pestis ( transmitted by rodent like Rats).
• Syphilis By Treponema pallidum. The most common route of transmission is through contact with an infected person's sore.
• Anthrax By Bacillus anthracis. Bacteria causes infection in spore form.