Microbial infectious disease: A mini review

Abstract

In the 21st century where science and its technology have revolutionized the world, there has been also a remarkable increase in the infectious diseases which have disastrously affected mankind. From the past when millions of people die due to chickenpox and measles in America till today when a virus like the SARS, Coronavirus (COVID 19) has challenged the world, which is a highly infectious disease. Infectious disease reports the main cause of death in this global world. Despite high equipment facilities and technology, this type of disease has regularly challenged the global scenario. Infectious diseases are particularly important causes of death among the people who are elderly, immunocompromised, already having a chronic disease and also to whom who are suffering from malnutrition. The article focuses on the mechanisms by which the infectious agents cause pathology, various routes of infection and also throws light on the different microbial agents which are causing various infectious diseases.