| Vitamin Name |
Chemical Name/s |
Deficiency Disease |
Food Sources |
| Vitamin K |
Phylloquinone, Menaquinones |
Bleeding diathesis |
Leafy green vegetables e.g. spinach, egg yolks, liver |
| Vitamin E |
Tocopherols, Tocotrienols |
Sterility in males and abortions in females, mild hemolytic anemia in newborn infants |
Fruits and vegetables, nuts and seeds |
| Vitamin D |
Cholecalciferol (D3), Ergocalciferol (D2) |
Rickets and osteomalacia |
Fish, eggs, liver, mushrooms |
| Vitamin C |
Ascorbic acid |
Scurvy |
Fruits and vegetables |
| Vitamin B9 |
Folic acid, Folinic acid |
Megaloblastic anemia and deficiency during pregnancy is associated with birth defects, such as neural tube defects |
Leafy vegetables, pasta, bread, cereal, liver |
| Vitamin B7 |
Biotin |
Dermatitis, enteritis |
Raw egg yolk, liver, peanuts, leafy green vegetables |
| Vitamin B6 |
Pyridoxine, Pyridoxamine, Pyridoxal |
Anemia peripheral neuropathy |
Meat, vegetables, tree nuts, bananas |
| Vitamin B5 |
Pantothenic acid |
Paresthesia |
Meat, broccoli, avocados |
| Vitamin B3 |
Niacin, Niacinamide |
Pellagra |
Meat, fish, eggs, many vegetables,mushrooms, tree nuts |
| Vitamin B2 |
Riboflavin |
Ariboflavinosis, glossitis, angular stomatitis |
Dairy products, bananas, popcorn, green beans, asparagus |
| Vitamin B12 |
Cyanocobalamin, Hydroxocobalamin, Methylcobalamin |
Megaloblastic anemia |
Meat, poultry, fish, eggs, milk |
| Vitamin B1 |
Thiamine |
Beriberi, Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome |
Pork, oatmeal, brown rice, vegetables, potatoes, liver, eggs |
| Vitamin A |
Retinol |
Night blindness, hyperkeratosis, and keratomalacia |
Orange, ripe yellow fruits, leafy vegetables, carrots, pumpkin, squash, spinach, fish, soya milk, milk |
| Disease Name |
Virus |
Affected Organs |
Transmission Through |
| Adenovirus Infections |
Adenovirus (DNA) |
Lungs, Eyes |
Contact |
| AIDS |
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
T-lymphocytes |
Sexual or by other fluid contact |
| Arbovirus encephalitis |
RNA viruses |
Brain |
Mosquito, tick or another arthropod |
| Chicken pox (Varicella) |
Varicella zoster virus (VZV) |
Skin, Nervous System |
Contact |
| Cytomegalovirus Disease |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) |
Blood, Lungs |
Contact |
| Dengue Fever |
(Dengue virus) RNA |
Blood, Muscles |
Mosquito |
| Ebola |
Ebola viruses |
whole body |
bodily fluids |
| German Measles (Rubella) |
(Rubella virus) RNA |
Skin |
Contact |
| Hepatitis A |
(Hepatovirus A) RNA |
Liver |
Contaminated Food, Water |
| Hepatitis B |
(Hepatitis B virus (HBV)) DNA |
Liver |
Contact with body Fluids |
| Herpes Simplex |
(Herpes simplex virus(HSV)) DNA |
Skin, Pharynx, Genital organs |
Contact |
| Influenza |
(Influenza virus) RNA |
Respiratory Tract |
Droplets |
| Measles (Rubeola) |
(Measles virus (MeV)) RNA |
Respiratory Tract, Skin |
Contact |
| Mumps (Epidemic Parotitis) |
(Mumps virus) RNA |
Salivary Glands, Blood |
Contact |
| Polio (Poliomyelitis) |
(Poliovirus) RNA |
Intestine, Brain, Spinal Cord |
Food, Water, Contact |
| Rabies |
(Lyssaviruses, Rabies virus) RNA |
Brain, Spinal cord |
Contact with body Fluids |
| Smallpox (Variola) |
(Variola major and Variola minor) DNA |
Skin, Blood |
Contact, Droplets |
| Yellow Fever |
(Yellow fever virus) RNA |
Liver, Blood |
Mosquito (Aedes Aegypti) |
