CBSE Class 8 Answered
Bacteriophage is the virus that infects bacteria. It does not harm humans or even plants.
There are different types of diseases such as bacterial diseases, viral diseases, protozoan diseases, diseases caused by parasitic worms.
Diseases caused by bacteria
DISEASE |
MODE OF TRANSMISSION |
Tuberculosis (Mycobacterium tuberculosis) |
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Cholera (Vibrio cholerae) |
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Tetanus (Clostridium tetani) |
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Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) |
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Diphtheria (Corynebacterium diphtheriae) |
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Typhoid (Salmonella typhi) |
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Whooping Cough (Haemophilus pertussis)
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Pneumonia (Diplococcus pneumoniae) |
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Leprosy (Mycobacterium leprae) |
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Gonorrhoea (Neisseria gonorrhoea) |
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Diseases caused by protozoa
DISEASE |
MODE OF TRANSMISSION |
Malaria (Plasmodium falciparum)
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Amoebic dysentery or Amoebiasis (Entamoeba histolytica) |
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Diseases caused by parasitic worms
DISEASE |
MODE OF TRANSMISSION |
Ascariasis (Ascaris lumbricoides)
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Taeniasis (Taenia solium) |
Consumption of infected pork and beef |