B5. Health And Disease Flashcards
Measles
What are the symptoms ?
How is is spread
Symptoms : fever and a red skin rash
It is spread from inhalation of droplets from coughs and sneezes. Infectious
HIV
What are the symptoms?
How is it spread ?
Symptoms : mild flu like symptoms and it attacks the immune system.
It is spread by sexual contact and the exchange of body fluids.
TMV = tobacco mosaic virus
What are the symptoms ?
How is it spread ?
Symptoms : causes a distinctive mosaic pattern of discolouration on t he leaves as the virus destroys the cells.
Spread by contact between diseased plant material and healthy plants. Insects can act as vectors.
Salmonella ?
What is it ?
Symptoms ?
How is it controlled ?
Its bacteria that lives in the guts of many animals. In our bodies they disrupt the balance of the natural gut bacteria.
Symptoms are fever, abdominal cramps, vomiting snd diarrhoea.
Controlled by cooking meat properly and making sure cross contamination does not occur.
Gonorrhoea ?
What is it ?
What are the symptoms ?
How is it controlled ?
Gonorrhoea is a sexually transmitted disease and is spread by unprotected sexual contact with an affected person.
Symptoms : early symptoms are a thick yellow or green discharge from the vagina or penis and pain on urination.
Having protected sex can help control the spread of gonorrhoea ?
