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    New Infectious Diseases recognized in India since 1973

YEAR AGENT TYPE DISEASE
1973 Rotavirus virus Major cause of Infantile Diarrhoea worldwide
1975 Parvovirus B19 virus Aplastic crisis in chronic haemolytic anaemia
1976 Cryptosporidium parvum Parasite Acute and chronic diarrhoea
1977 Ebola virus virus Ebola haemorrhagic fever
1977 Legionella pneumophila Bacterium Legionnaires' Disease
1977 Hantaan virus virus Haemorrhagic fever with Renal Syndrome (HFRS)
1977 Campylobacter jejuni Bacterium Enteric pathoger distributed globally
1980 Human T-Lymphotrompic virus 1(HTLV1) virus T-cell lymphoma leukaemia
1981 Toxin-producing stains of Staphylococcus aureus Bacterium Toxic shock syndrome
1982 Escherichia Coli 0157:H7 Bacterium Haemorrhagic colitis;
haemolytic uraemic syndrome
1982 Borelia burgdoferi Bacterium Lyme disease
1982 HTLV-2 virus Hairy cell leukaemia
1983 Human Immunodeficiency Virus virus Acquired Immuno-
deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
1983 Helicobacter pylori Bacterium Peptic Ulcer disease
1985 Enterocytozoon bieneusi Parasite Persistent diarrhoea
1986 Cyclospara cayetanensis Parasite Persistent diarrhoea
1986 BSE agent? Non-Conventional Agent Bovine Spongiform encephalopathy in cattle
1988 Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) virus Exanthum subitum
1988 Hepatitis E virus virus Enterically transmitted non-A, non-B virus
1989 Ehrlichia chaffeensis Bacterium Human ehrlichiosis
1989 Hepatitis C virus virus Parentally transmitted non-A,non-B liver hepatitis
1991 Guanarito virus virus Venezuelan haemorrhagic fever
1991 Encephalitozoon hellem Parasite Conjunctivitus, disseminated disease
1991 New Species of Babesia Parasite Atypical babesiosis
1992 Vibrio Cholerae 0139 Bacterium New strain associated with epidemic cholera
1992 Bartonella henselae Bacterium Cat-scratch disease; bacillary angiomatosis
1993 Sin Nambre virus virus Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
1993 Encephalitozoon cuniculi Parasite Disseminated disease
1994 Sabia virus virus Brazilian haemorrhagic fever
1995 Human herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8) virus Associated with Kaposi's sarcoma in AIDS patients
 

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