Infectious Diseases, Prevention and Control

Bacterial, Viral, Fungal Infections

The disease-causing agents in the organism their multiplication and the reaction of host tissues to the infectious agents and the toxins they produce results to infection. Infections are caused by parasites, virus, bacteria, fungi, etc. Viral infections involve different parts of the body or more than one body part at the same time which may be a runny nose, sinus congestion, cough, body aches etc. Few viral infections like herpes are painful. The pain of viral infections is often shown by the burning or itching on the respective part. One of the common bacterial infection is tuberculosis with the utmost risk factor. The symptoms of a bacterial infection are localized redness, heat, swelling and pain. Pain of the specific body part is the hallmark for bacterial infection. Fungi diseases can cause many different types of illnesses like asthma or allergies, rashes or infections on the skin and nails, bloodstream infections, yeast infections etc.

• Meningitis
• Pneumonia
• Nausea