YourPariksha

Your Preparation, Your Success

HomeSubjectsMock TestsCurrent Affairs
HomeSubjectsMock TestsCurrent Affairs
© 2026 YourPariksha — Your Preparation, Your Success.
SubjectsMock TestsCurrent AffairsLog inAdmin
SubjectsMicrobiologyMicrobiology & Infection ControlChapter 1 — Microorganisms1.2 Viruses, Fungi & Protozoa

Topic 1.2 · Microbiology · Microorganisms

Viruses, Fungi & Protozoa

Viruses are the smallest pathogens and need host cells to multiply.

Fungi cause skin and systemic infections; protozoa cause malaria, amoebiasis.

Important Facts

Smallest pathogen
Virus
Malaria cause
Plasmodium (protozoan)

Key Points

  • Viruses have no cellular machinery
  • Antibiotics do not act on viruses
Exam-Oriented Notes
  • »Malaria = Plasmodium; ringworm = fungus

Related topics

1.1 Bacteria1.3 Immunity
Practice MCQs(0)Next Topic