common infections and their pathogens

• CHOLERA :

  pathogen - bacteria

  pathogen name - vibrio cholerae

  effects - diarrhoea

  spread via water
• TUBERCULOSIS

  pathogen - bacteria

  pathogen name - mycobacterium tuberculosis

  effects - lung damage and coughing

  spread via air
• CHALARA ASH DIEBACK

  pathogen - fungi

  pathogen name - hymenoscyphus fraxineus

  effects - leaf loss and bark lesion*

  spread via air

  *a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, or tumour
• MALARIA

  pathogen - protists

  pathogen name - plasmodium falciparum

  effects - damage to blood and liver

  spread through animal vectors (mosquito)
• HIV

  pathogen - virus

  pathogen name - human immunodeficiency Virus

  effects - lead to stomach ulcer

  spreads orally
• EBOLA

  pathogen - virus

  pathogen name - B. ebolavirus

  effects - hemorrhagic fever and severe bleeding

  spread through Bodily fluids