#The four categories based on their habitat are: ''purishaja'' (origin in fecal matter), ''shleshmaja'' (origin in ''shleshma'' including body fluids, mucosal layers), ''raktaja'' (origin in blood), ''malaja'' (origin in body impurities). | #The four categories based on their habitat are: ''purishaja'' (origin in fecal matter), ''shleshmaja'' (origin in ''shleshma'' including body fluids, mucosal layers), ''raktaja'' (origin in blood), ''malaja'' (origin in body impurities). |