List the most prominent viral, bacterial, fungal and protozoan diseases in humans along with the scientific name of the causative organisms.

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Diseases caused by Bacteria Cholera -Vibrio cholerae Anthrax- Bacillus Anthrasis Diphtheria -Corynebacterium diphtheriae Leprosy -Mycobacterium leprae Botulism -Clostridium botulinum Syphilis -Treponema pallidum Tetanus -Clostridium tetani Trachoma-Chlamydia trachomatis Tuberculosis -Mycobacterium tuberculosis Typhoid fever -Salmonella typhi. Whooping cough- Bordetella pertussis Diseases caused by Virus AIDS -Human Immunodeficiency Virus(HIV) Influenza -Influenza virus Mumps- Mumps Virus Polio - Polio Virus Chicken Pox - Varicella zoster virus Small Pox - Measles- Measles Virus Dengue fever - Dengue Virus Chikungunya - Chikungunya virus. Hepatitis Rabies- Rabies virus SARS -SARS coronavirus Diseases caused by Fungi

Athlete's foot -caused by the mold known as Epidermophyton floccosum

Diseases caused by Protozoa Malaria - Plasmodium vivax Amoebic dysentery -Entamoeba histolytica Trypanosomiasis

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