AGENT DISEASE CAUSATIVE AGENT

BACTERIA Pneumonia Streptococcus pneumoniae

Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Typhoid Fever Salmonella typhi
VIRUSES Viral Hepatitis Hepatitis B virus
Herpes Simplex Herpes simplex virus
Influenza Influenza virus
Viral Meningitis Yellow fever virus
Measles Measles Virus
RICKETTSIAL AGENTS Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Ricketssia ricketsii
(RMSF)
Rickettsialpox Ricketssia akari
Typhus Rickettsia prowazekii
FUNGI Ringworm Tinea capitis
Athlete`s Foot Tinea pedis
Fungal infection of - Hands Tinea manus
- Foot/nails Tinea unguium
- Body Tinea corporis
- Groin Tinea cruris
PROTOZOA - Malaria Plasmodium malarial
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium knowlesi
Amoebiasis Entamoeba histolytica
Giardiasis Giardia lamblia
HELMINTHS Ascariasis Ascaris lumbricoides
Enterobiasis Enterobius vernicularis
Ancylostomiasis (hookworm) Ancylostoma duodenale
Schistomiasis Schistosoma japonicum
Schistosoma haematobium
Schistosoma mansoni
DISEASES FOR GLOBAL ERADICATION
Smallpox Variola major
Poliomyelitis Polio virus
Measles Measles Virus
Rubella Rubella virus
Lymphatic filiariasis Wuchereria bancrufti
Brugia malayi
Brugia timori- NEW
Dracunculiasis(Guinea worm disease) Dracunculus medinensis
Taeniasis Taenia solium- pork taperworm
Taenia saginata- beef tapeworm
DISEASES FOR GLOBAL ELIMINATION
 Hepatitis B Hepatitis B virus
Malaria Plasmodium malarial
Plasmodium ovale
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium knowlesi
Chagas disease Trypanosoma cruzi
Trachomatis Chlamydia trachomatis
Onchocerciasis Onchocera voluolus
Yaws/ Frambesia Treponema pertenue
Leprosy Mycobacterium leprae
OTHERS
Diphtheria Coryebacterium diphteriae
Anthrax Bacillus anthracis
Syphilis Treponema pallidium
Scarlet fever Streptococcus pyogenes
Typhus Rickettsia prowazekii
Whooping cough Bordetella pertussis
Plaque Bubonic plaque
Septicemic plaque
Pneumonic plaque