Disease In Africa Flashcards
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Leading diseases in Africa
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Malaria Yellow Fever Sleeping sickness Guinea worms River blindness Tuberculosis Leprosy AIDS
1
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Reasons for disease
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Poor…
- Healthcare - Sanitation - Diet - Knowledge about prevention
2
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Which diseases are spread by Mosquitos?
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Malaria
Yellow fever
3
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What diseases are spread by worms?
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Guinea worms
River blindess
4
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Which diseases are spread by germs?
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Tuberculosis
Leprosy
5
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What disease is spread by tsetse flies?
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Sleeping sickness
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Details about malaria
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- Spread by Mosquitos.
- 97 million cases a year.
- 1 million children die a year.
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Details about guinea worms
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- Caused by parasitic worm.
- 3 foot long worm growing inside of body.
- must come out slowly on its own through the foot, or will break and cause death by poison.
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Details about AIDS
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- epidemic in Africa
- weakens immune system
- 70% of world cases in Africa
- 80% of deaths in Africa
- 25 million cases in South Africa alone.
