Pathogens and named diseases, transmission, antibiotics and the problem of resistance.
Infectious disease and pathogens
An infectious (transmissible) disease is caused by a pathogen passed from one host to another. The named diseases for 9700:
| Disease | Pathogen | Type | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cholera | Vibrio cholerae | bacterium | contaminated water/food |
| Malaria | Plasmodium spp. | protoctist | Anopheles mosquito vector |
| TB | Mycobacterium tuberculosis | bacterium | airborne droplets |
| HIV/AIDS | HIV | virus | body fluids (sexual, blood, mother-to-child) |
| Measles | measles virus | virus | airborne droplets |
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