Human Diseases
Biology · मानव रोग
📋Quick Overview
Diseases are classified by cause: Bacterial (TB, Cholera, Typhoid), Viral (AIDS, Dengue, COVID-19, Rabies, Polio), Fungal (Ringworm, Athletes foot), Protozoan (Malaria, Kala-azar, Amoebic dysentery). Deficiency diseases: Anaemia (iron), Goitre (iodine), Scurvy (Vitamin C), Rickets (Vitamin D). Lifestyle diseases: Diabetes, Hypertension, Heart disease. Vectors: Mosquito (malaria, dengue), Housefly (cholera, typhoid).
📝Key Facts
- •Malaria: caused by Plasmodium (protozoan), spread by female Anopheles mosquito
- •Dengue: caused by virus, spread by Aedes aegypti mosquito
- •AIDS: caused by HIV virus, attacks immune system (T-cells)
- •TB (Tuberculosis): Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bacteria), affects lungs
- •Cholera: Vibrio cholerae (bacteria), water-borne, severe diarrhoea
- •Typhoid: Salmonella typhi (bacteria), contaminated food/water
- •Rabies: virus, spread by dog/animal bite, affects nervous system
- •Ringworm: fungal infection of skin (not a worm!)
- •Kala-azar: Leishmania (protozoan), spread by sandfly
- •COVID-19: SARS-CoV-2 virus, respiratory disease