Cell death is a basic biological occurrence which is required for the existence and growth of an organism.1 Programmed cell death sustains tissue homeostasis facilitating the elimination of redundant cells.2 When an infectious disease sets in, cells that have been infected by pathogens prove harmful to the host eclls.2 Evidence has proved that cell death has a role in immune defense against infectious diseases.1 Cell death can be broadly classified based on its initiating events, such as apoptosis, pyroptosis and oncosis.