DISEASES

Key terms

Disease – Any abnormal body or mind disorder which causes pain, dysfunction, or anxiety to the
infected person; may be caused by bacteria , viruses, fungi, parasites, and protozoa.

Bacteria – most abundant organisms on earth; most are harmless and beneficial, yet many can also
cause diseases.

Disease Bacterial agent that causes the disease

Tetanus Clostridium tetani

Impetigo Streptococcus pyogenes

Whooping cough Bordetella pertussis

Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhea

Syphilis Treponema pallidum

Typhoid fever Salmonella typhi

cholera Vibrio cholerae

Viruses – particles of nucleic acids enveloped by a protein shell; need a living host to enable them to live
and reproduce.

Disease Viral agent that causes the disease

AIDS AIDS-HIV virus

Measles Rubeola
German measles Rubella

Chicken pox Varicella zoster virus

Mumps Mumps virus

Hepatitis Heap virus

Warts Papilloma virus

rabies rhabdovirus

Fungi – include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts

Disease Fungi that causes the disease

 Candidiasis Candida albicans

Ringworm Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Parasites – rely on living organisms for their nutrition and subsistence; live on living hosts

Disease Parasites that causes the disease

Ascariasis Ascaris lumbricoides

Enterobiasis or pinworm Enterobius vermicularis

schistosomiasis Schistosoma japonicum

Protozoans

Disease Protozoan that causes the disease

Amebiasis Entamoeba histolytica

Malaria Plasmodium falciparum

Giardiasis Giardia lamblia

Top 10 Killer Diseases in the Philippines

1. Pneumonia 6. Tuberculosis

2. Diarrhea 7. Heart disease

3. Brochiolitis/ Bronchitis 8. Malaria

4. Influenza 9. Chicken pox

5. Hypertension 10. Measles