Microbiology 20 Diseases caused by Virus and

Fungi
DISEASES PATHOGENIC AFFECTED PREVENTIVE TREATMENT
CAUSED BY AGENTS SYSTEM/ MEASURES
VIRUS ORGAN
Dengue Dengue Virus Circulatory • Vaccine • No cure yet
System (Dengvaxia) • Fever reducers
•Insect repellant and pain killers

Chikunguny Chikungunya Skeletal •Insect Repellant • No cure yet

a Virus System • Anti-pyretic (joint
(Joints) pain)

Poliomyeliti Poliovirus Nervous • Polio Vaccine • No cure yet

s System
(Spinal Cord)
HIV and Human Immune • Abstinence • No cure
AIDS Immuno- System • Antiretroviral
deficiency Drugs
Virus
Hepatitis B Hepadnovirus Liver •Vaccination • No cure
• Antiviral agents
(Chronic) but does
not cure hepa b,
but only
suppresses the
replication of virus

Rabies Rabdovirus Nervous • Vaccination of • Post-exposure

System pets prophylaxis
(PEP): includes
wound treatment,
administration of
rabies vaccines,
and the
administration of
rabies
immunoglobulin
Influenza or Respiratory •Annual Flu •Antiviral
Flu Influenza Virus System vaccination Medication

MERS-CoV Coronavirus Respiratory • Handwashing •No cure

System

SARS-CoV Coronavirus Respiratory •Handwashing •No cure

System

CoVid-2019 Coronavirus Respiratory • Handwashing • No cure

System

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Microbiology 20 Diseases caused by Virus and
Fungi

DISEASES PATHOGENIC AFFECTED PREVENTIVE TREATMENT

CAUSED BY AGENTS SYSTEM/ MEASURES
FUNGI ORGAN
Vaginal Candida Female • Wearing cotton • Fluconazole
Candidiasis albicans Genitalia underwear

Oral Candida Mouth • Good oral health • Fluconazole

Candidiasis

Invasive Candida Heart, • Antifungal • Fluconazole

Candidiasis Blood prophylaxis

Blastomycos Blastomyces Lungs • Avoid being • Itraconazole

is exposed to the
fungus

Sporotrichos Sporothrix Skin • Protective • Itraconazole

is clothing

Histoplasmo Histoplasma Lungs • Avoid bat or bird • Itraconazole

sis dropping
Fungal Histoplasma Nervous • Avoid bat or bird • High dose
Meningitis System dropping Antifungal
medications

Mycetoma Eumycetoma Foot • Wearing shoes • Antifungal

medication

Fungal Eye Aspergillus Eye • Protective • Natamycin

Infection eyewear

Athlete’s Tinea pedis Foot •Wash foot daily • Antifungal

Foot Powder

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