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What causes Typhoid Fever?

Salmonella typhi

What causes Cholera?

Vibrio cholerae

What causes Bacillary Dysentery (Shigellosis)?

Shigella dysenteriae (or Shigella spp.)

What causes Poliomyelitis?

Poliovirus

What causes Hepatitis A?

Hepatitis A virus (HAV)

What causes Amoebiasis?

Entamoeba histolytica

What causes Ascariasis?

Ascaris lumbricoides

What causes Tuberculosis?

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

What causes Measles?

Measles virus

What causes Rubella?

Rubella virus

What causes Chickenpox?

Varicella-zoster virus (VZV)

What causes Herpes Zoster (Shingles)?

Varicella-zoster virus (reactivation)

What causes Mumps?

Mumps virus

What causes Pertussis (Whooping Cough)?

Bordetella pertussis

What causes Diphtheria?

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

What causes Meningococcemia / Meningitis?

Neisseria meningitidis

What causes Rabies?

Rabies virus (Lyssavirus)

What causes Tetanus?

Clostridium tetani

What causes Leptospirosis?

Leptospira interrogans

What causes Schistosomiasis?

Schistosoma japonicum / mansoni / haematobium

What causes Malaria?

Plasmodium spp. (falciparum, vivax, etc.)

What causes Dengue Fever / DHF?

Dengue virus

What causes Leprosy (Hansen's Disease)?

Mycobacterium leprae

What causes Gonorrhea?

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

What causes Syphilis?

Treponema pallidum

What causes Hepatitis B?

Hepatitis B virus (HBV)

What causes Hepatitis C?

Hepatitis C virus (HCV)

What causes SARS?

SARS-CoV

What causes HIV/AIDS?

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)

What causes Shigellosis (Dysentery)?

Shigella spp.