Mains Paper II · 3 Science & Technology · 3.3 Nutrition, diseases and vaccines

3.3.2 Communicable diseases: bacterial, viral, protozoan and fungal

Communicable diseases are caused by pathogens (bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, worms) that spread from person to person or through food, water, air and vectors.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Mains Paper II
  • Advanced level
  • 6 min read
  • Full course

Key terms

  • tuberculosis
  • cholera
  • typhoid
  • hepatitis
  • HIV
  • AIDS
  • influenza
  • polio
  • amoebiasis
  • ringworm
  • pathogen

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