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(N/A) Infectious agents are biological pathogens that cause diseases in hosts. They can be classified into several categories as follows:Infectious Ag

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(N/A) Infectious agents are biological pathogens that cause diseases in hosts. They can be classified into several categories as follows:

Infectious Agents	Diseases Caused
$I$. Viruses	Common cold,influenza,mumps,poliomyelitis,rabies,smallpox,measles,$AIDS$,etc.
$II$. Rickettsiae	Typhus fever,Trench fever.
$III$. Bacteria	Tuberculosis,cholera,tetanus,syphilis,pneumonia,etc.
$IV$. Fungi	Ringworm,athlete's foot.
$V$. Protozoa	Malaria,sleeping sickness,amoebic dysentery,etc.
$VI$. Helminths (Worms)	Filariasis,ascariasis,tapeworm infection,etc.
$VII$. Mites	Scabies.

Classify infectious agents into different categories and also mention the diseases caused by them.

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