CAUSATIVE AGENTS

• INFLUENZA

  Orthomyxorividae family
• RHINOVIRUS

  Picornaviridae ( pico means small )
• SARS ( Severe acute respiratory syndrome )

  Causative agent - Coronaviridae
• COVID 19

  SARS-CoV-2, a member of coronaviridae family identified in 2019
• HERPES SIMPLEX Causative agent: Herpes viridae
• CHICKEN POX ( VARICELLA ) Causative Agent: Varicella - zornet virus
• HERPES ZOSTER ( SHINGLES ) Second stage/recurrence of chicken pox
• SMALLPOX ( VARIOLA ) Causative Agent: Poxviridae family
• MONKEYPOX

  • A viral disease caused by monkeypox virus.
• MEASLES ( RUBEOLA )

  Highly communicable disease Causative agent: Paramyxoviridae
• RUBELLA ( GERMAN MEASLES) Causative agents: Togaviridae
• FIFTH DISEASE ( ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM ) Primarily affect children Causative Agent: Parvovirus B19
• MUMPS ( EPIDEMIC PAROTITIS )

  • Causative Agent: Paramyxoviriy family
• WARTS Causative Agent: “Human papilloma viruses” ( HPV ) Also associated with cervical cancer
• KAWASAKI DISEASE AKA “Childhood heart disease“

  Causative Agent: Unknown
• ADENOVIRUS INFECTION The “common cold” Causative agent - adenoviridae