Varicella Zoster Virus - The Chicken Pox virus

Varicella Zoster Virus - VZV is the virus which is responsible for causing chickenpox on children and Herpes Zoster infection (shingles) in adults. VZV is one of eight Herpes virus known to us. Primary HZV infection results in Chicken Pox, which can...

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Rotavirus- Virus which causes peadiatric gastroenteritis.

Rotavirus is the most common cause of moderate to severe diarrhoea in infants and young children, Rotavirus is predominantly one of the viruses which are responsible for the symptoms which we commonly know as the stomach flu. The Rotavirus is a double...

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Chlamydia trachomatis - Cause of STDs and Blindness.

Chlamydia Trachomatis is a Gram negative obligate intracellular bacterium , which means it lives with in the human cells and largely responsible for sexually transmitted diseases and eye disease. The bacterium is coccoid or rod shaped. C.Trachomatis...

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Vibrio Cholerae - The causative agent of Cholera

Vibrio Cholerae also known sometimes as kommabacillus, is a comma shaped Gram negative bacteria with a polar flagella. This bacteria causes as the name suggests, Cholera in human beings. The bacteria is generally infected through contaminated water,...

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Helicobacter Pylori - Microaerophilic bacteria.

Helicobacter Pylori, commonly known as H.pylori and further referred to as H.Pylori is a gram negative bacteria. It generally inhabits various areas of the human stomach and is responsible for chronic low level inflammation of the stomach lining and...

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Malaria : The parasites behind it.

Malaria is a mosquito borne infectious disease, which is generally caused by 4 distinct types of Plasmodium. All four of them are protozoan parasites. They are as follows Plasmodium Falciparum Plasmodium Vivax Plasmodioum Ovale Plasmodium Malariae P.Falciparum...

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Human Rhinovirus - The one who causes the common cold

Rhinoviruses are the most common viral infection agents in the Human body. They are the most predominant cause for the condition called common cold. There are about 90 plus types of rhinoviruses which are different due to their surface proteins. There...

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Salmonella - The Rod shaped Bacteria.

Salmonella is a rod shaped gram negative bacteria,which has a flagella , which moves around in all directions.Salmonella in fact is closely related to Escherichia and are found both in cold and warm blooded animals including humans. Salmonella can...

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