Summary of Webber Excel containing 32 out of the 35 infectious diseases

Disease What is it?
Virus, bacteria, parasite, worm




Trachoma (Disease of poor hygiene) Features of both a bacterium and a virus
(Chlamydia trachomatis).




Gastroenteritis (Faecal-Oral Disease) Both bacteria and viruses. Common: E. coli,
Rotavirus, Norovirus.
Diarrhoea that attacks predominantly children.

,Cholera (Faecal-Oral Disease) Bacterium: Vibrio cholerae. Classic cholera: V.
cholerae 01. Most epidemics by El Tor biotypes
(Asia: 0139 Bengal)




Hepatitis A (Faecal-Oral Disease) Viral infection by the Hepatitis A virus (HAV)

,Poliomyelitis (Faecal-Oral Disease) Virus: Poliovirus (Enterovirus) types 1, 2 and 3.
Type 2 was declared eradicated and type 3 has not
been detected since 2012




The Beef and Pork Tapeworms (Food- Parasites. Taenia saginata: beef tapeworm, Taenia
borne Diseases) solium: pork tapeworm




Hookworms (Diseases of Soil Contact) Parasites. Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator
americanus most common hookworm infections

, Schistosomiasis (Disease of water Parasites. Main ones:
contact); Bilharziasis Schistosoma haematobium
S. mansoni
S. japonicum
S. intercalactum
S. guineensis
S. mekongi