B5.6/B5.7/B5.8/B5.10 - Types of diseases Flashcards
cure for bacterial diseases
antibiotics
cure for viral diseases
no cure
symptoms
body’s reaction to virus spreading
Measles symptoms
-fever + red skin rash
-long term = blindness/brain damage
Measles spreads by
droplet infection
Measles treatment
only vaccinations to build immunity
HIV symptoms
-mild flu-like symptoms
HIV spreads through
-direct sexual contact
-exchange of bodily fluids
AIDS development
-HIV pathogen attacks immune cells
-weakens immune system
-body comes in contact with another pathogen and it too weak to fight it = state of AIDS
HIV treatment
-no cure/vaccine
-prevented by condoms
+ not sharing needles
+ reducing number of sexual partners
-regular use of antiretroviral drugs prevents AIDS
Tobacco Mosaic virus (TMV)
-caused by virus in plants
TMV cause
-vectors spread disease
TMV symptoms
-mosaic pattern on plant leaves
-stunts growth
-reduced crop yield
Prevention of TMV
-good hygiene
-pest control = eliminates vectors
-TMV -resistant strains of crops
Salmonella Food poisoning
salmonella
bacteria that lives in guts of animals
effect of salmonella
-disrupts natural bacteria of gut
cause of salmonella
-undercooked food = bacteria not killed
-unhygienic conditions = contaminated