Diseases, Pests & Weeds

Bacterial Diseases with Their Causative Pathogen and Shape !! Cholera – Vibrio cholerae – Comma-shaped (Vibrio) E. coli Infection – Escherichia coli – Rod-shaped (Bacillus) Dysentery – Shigella dysenteriae – Rod-shaped (Bacillus) Typhoid Fever – Salmonella typhi – Rod-shaped (Bacillus) Tuberculosis – Mycobacterium tuberculosis – Rod-shaped (Bacillus) Pertussis (Kali Khansi) – Bordetella pertussis – Coccobacillus Gonorrhoea – Neisseria gonorrhoeae – Diplococcus Tetanus – Clostridium tetani – Rod-

Dr. Samreen Zaidi, Assistant Professor and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Consultant at Sindh Infectious Diseases Hospital & Research Centre (SIDH & RC), shares insights on “Diphtheria” to raise public awareness. Diphtheria is a serious bacterial infection caused by toxin-producing strains of Corynebacterium diphtheriae. It primarily affects the respiratory system and spreads through respiratory droplets from an infected person when they cough, sneeze, or speak without a mask. Early detection and