Infectious Diseases

Types of Diseases

• Infectious Diseases: Caused by invading pathogens.
  • Bacteria: Strep throat, tuberculosis, UTIs.
  • Viruses: Common cold, COVID-19, HIV, Flu, HPV.
  • Fungi: Athlete’s foot, ringworm, lung infections.
  • Parasites: Malaria, giardiasis.
• Non-Infectious Diseases: Due to internal issues or environmental factors.
  • Chronic Diseases: Heart disease, diabetes, asthma, cancer, arthritis, stroke.
  • Autoimmune Disorders: Immune system attacks healthy cells (e.g rheumatoid arthritis, lupus).
  • Genetic Conditions: Huntington’s disease. Environmental/Lifestyle: Alcohol-related liver disease, certain cancers. 
• COVID-19: A respiratory illness caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
• Alzheimer’s Disease: A progressive brain disorder causing dementia.
• HIV/AIDS: A viral infection affecting the immune system.
• Lyme Disease: A tick-borne illness.
• Measles: A highly contagious viral infection. 
  
• protect yourself from a disease 🦠 Don’t get harmed in a bad way by any of these.
• A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that are associated with specific signs and symptoms.