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Diseases and Pathogens Table
A compact, tabular revision of human diseases, their causative pathogens (virus, bacteria, protozoa, fungi), the organs affected and the mode of spread, for CAPF Paper I General Science
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SubjectGeneral Science
RevisionGeneral ScienceBiologyDiseasesPathogensPaper 1
| Disease |
Affected part |
Spread |
| Common cold, Influenza |
Respiratory tract |
Air droplets |
| Measles, Mumps, Chickenpox |
Whole body / glands |
Contact, droplets |
| Polio |
Nervous system (motor) |
Contaminated water and food |
| Rabies |
Nervous system |
Bite of an infected animal (dog) |
| Dengue, Chikungunya |
Blood |
Aedes mosquito |
| Hepatitis (A, B, C, E) |
Liver |
A and E by water and food; B and C by blood and body fluids |
| AIDS |
Immune system (HIV) |
Blood, body fluids |
| COVID-19 |
Respiratory tract |
Air droplets and aerosols |
| Disease |
Affected part |
Spread |
| Tuberculosis |
Lungs (and other organs) |
Air droplets |
| Cholera |
Intestine |
Contaminated water and food |
| Typhoid |
Intestine |
Contaminated water and food |
| Tetanus |
Nervous and muscular system |
Wound infection (soil) |
| Diphtheria |
Throat |
Droplets |
| Whooping cough (Pertussis) |
Respiratory tract |
Droplets |
| Leprosy |
Skin and nerves |
Prolonged contact |
| Plague |
Lymph nodes / lungs |
Rat flea bite |
| Disease |
Pathogen / type |
Spread |
| Malaria |
Plasmodium (protozoan) |
Female Anopheles mosquito |
| Amoebiasis (amoebic dysentery) |
Entamoeba (protozoan) |
Contaminated water and food |
| Kala-azar (Leishmaniasis) |
Leishmania (protozoan) |
Sandfly |
| Sleeping sickness |
Trypanosoma (protozoan) |
Tsetse fly |
| Filariasis (elephantiasis) |
Wuchereria (worm) |
Culex mosquito |
| Ascariasis, Tapeworm |
Roundworm, tapeworm |
Contaminated food |
| Disease |
Affected part |
| Ringworm |
Skin |
| Athlete's foot |
Skin (feet) |
| Candidiasis |
Mucous membranes |
| Vector |
Diseases carried |
| Female Anopheles mosquito |
Malaria |
| Aedes mosquito |
Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika |
| Culex mosquito |
Filariasis, Japanese encephalitis |
| Housefly |
Cholera, typhoid (mechanical carrier) |
| Sandfly |
Kala-azar |
| Rat flea |
Plague |