Diseases, Causative agents and Symptoms
Diseases, Causative agents and Symptoms
Typhoid
Salmonella typhi
Sustained high fever (39oC to 40oC)
Weakness, Stomach pain, Constipation, Headache, Loss of appetite.
Intestinal perforation and death may occur in severe cases.
Pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumoniae And Haemophilus influenzae
Fever, chills, cough, headache
In severe cases the lips and fingernails may turn gray to bluish in colour.
Common cold
Rhino viruses
Nasal congestion and discharge
Sore throat
Hoarseness
Cough
Headache, Tiredness
Malaria
Plasmodium vivax
Intermittent high fever and chill.
Profuse sweating.
Loss of appetite.
Headache and tiredness.
Malignant malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
Amoebiasis
Entamoeba histolytica
Abdominal pain, cramps.
Constipation
Stool with excess mucous and blood clots
Ascariasis
Ascaris lumbricoides
Severe Abdominal pain
Indigestion, Internal bleeding, Muscular pain
Fever, Anaemia
Nausea and headache
Blockage of the intestinal passage.
Elephantiasis or filariasis
Wuchereria bancrofti and Wuchereria malayi
Inflammation of organs in which they live
Blockage of lymph vessels of lower limbs resulting in swelling. Lower limbs appear like legs of elephant.
Genital organs may also be affected, leading to deformation.
Ringworms
Microsporum, Trichophyton and Epidermophyton
Dry and scaly lesions on skin, nails and scalp.
Lesions are accompanied by intense itching.