Disease Causative Symptoms / Organs Transmission Vaccination

Name Organism Affected

voal Influenza RNA virus Respiratory passages: Droplet Infection AVAILABLE: constantly
epithelial lining of trachea developed due to
and bronchi mutations
Common Rhino-virus Respiratory Passage Droplet (assumed) AVAILABLE: Flu shots
Cold (RNA Virus)
Smallpox RNA virus Skin (visible) and Droplet First ever vaccine:
Respiratory pathway Edward Jenner, Live
attenuated, now not
needed
Chickenpox Virus Blistering Skin rash Air-borne droplets Living attenuated virus
Mumps Virus (RNA Respiratory Passage Droplet LAV
virus)
Measles RNA virus Lungs, then spread to Droplet LAV
skin
Rubella Virus Respiratory passage and Droplet MMR vaccine for all 3
(German lymph nodes
Measles)
Polio RNA virus Nervous system: leads to Feces and droplets: Oral Polio Vaccine (OPV),
paralysis Role of IPV: injectable
contamination of
water and hygiene
Yellow Fever RNA virus Mild: fever, later fatal Vector-based LAV
heart, liver, and kidney spread: Aedes
conditions mosquito
AIDS RetroVirus Human Sexual Intercourse, None
(RNA) Immunodeficiency: Blood, Vertical
destroys immune system Transmission
Ebola Ebola Virus Chills, Dehydration, fever. Zoonotic Disease None
(RNA) Ultimately: Fatal and later through
contact, even with
dead
Zika Virus (RNA) Mild illness, dengue-like Vector Bite: Aedes, None
symptoms sometimes sexual
Rotavirus RNA Diarrhea: GI tract *
Uncertain Yes, recently developed
 Japanese ssRNA Brain swelling: severe Culex Available, Part of National
Encephalitis headache. Fatal in Schedule
(JE) children
KFD ssRNA High grade fever and Tick, but no human Yes
chills to human
Bacterial Diphtheria Corynebacte Respiratory Tract Droplet Toxoid vaccine
rium
diphtheria
Tuberculosis Mycobacteri Mainly lungs Droplet infection, BCG living attenuated
(TB) um Drinking milk from bacteria, Antibiotics e.g.
tuberculosis infected cattle streptomycin
Pertussis Bordetella Respiratory Tract Droplet Killed Vaccine
(Whooping pertussis
Cough)
Gonorrhea N. Reproductive Tract, STD, vertical No vaccine, but treatable
Gonorrhea blindness in infants through AMR
Syphilis T. Pallidum Reproductive Tract, later STD No vaccine
other organs including
brain
Tetanus Clostridium Blood: Toxin, later lockjaw Wound Breaks Toxoid: done already
Tetani
Cholera Vibrio GI tract: Diarrhea Oro-faecal: Antibiotics
Cholera water/objects/vector
Typhoid Salmonella GI tract then other organs Oro-faecal: Ty21a and Vi capsular
Typhi water/objects/vector polysaccharide vaccine
Bacterial Shigella GI tract &
Droplet
do (assumed)
- None, but treatable
Dysentery
Haemophilus H. Lungs: pneumonia Respiratory droplets YES, in national schedule
Influenzae Influenzae
type b (HiB)
disease