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Disease Types Flashcards

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What does bacteria do?

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Produce toxins

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What are symptoms of salmonella?

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Fevers, Vomiting, Cramps, Diarrhoea

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What does salmonella cause?

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Food poisoning

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How is salmonella spread?

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By food contaminated with salmonella being ingested.

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How is salmonella prevented?

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Vaccination of poultry and good food hygiene.

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How is salmonella treated?

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Drinking lots of fluids.

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What are symptoms of gonorrhoea?

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Pain when urinating, Yellow/Green discharge from genitals.

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How is gonorrhoea spread?

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By sex

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How is gonorrhoea prevented?

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Using a condom

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How is gonorrhoea treated?

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Antibiotics (penicillin) apart from resistant strains

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What do viruses do?

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Damage our cells

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What are symptoms of measles?

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Fever, Red Skin Rash, Fatal with complications

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How is measles spread?

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Inhalation of droplets from sneezes, coughs or contact.

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How is measles prevented?

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Successful vaccination program to achieve herd immunity.

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What are the symptoms of HIV?

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Flu-like symptoms, Depleted immune system

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How is HIV spread?

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Sex, Needle sharing, Body fluid transfer

17
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How is HIV prevented?

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Don’t share needles, Use a condom

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How is HIV controlled?

A

Antiretroviral Drugs stop the virus replicating

19
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Name the viral diseases?

A

HIV, Measles, Tobacco Mosaic Virus

20
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Name the bacterial diseases?

A

Salmonella, Gonorrhoea

21
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Name the fungal diseases?

A

Rose Black Spot

22
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Name the protist diseases?

A

Malaria

23
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What are symptoms of Tobacco Mosaic Virus?

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Mosaic pattern on leaves, Less green/photosynthesis, Plants can’t grow

24
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How is TMV spread?

A

Plants touching each other

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How is TMV treated?

A

Cut and burn infected plants

26
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What are the symptoms of Rose Black Spot?

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Purple/Black spots, Yellow fallen leaves, Less photosynthesis

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How is RBS spread?

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Spores spread through water and wind.

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How is RBS treated?

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Cut and burn, Fungicides

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What are the symptoms of Malaria?

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Recurrent fever, Can be fatal

30
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How is malaria spread?

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Mosquitos are infected when they feed on an infected animal. The protist is injected into the blood vessel by the mosquito.

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How is malaria prevented?

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Mosquito nets, Dry out swamps, Genetically modified males cant produce sperm.

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How is malaria treated?

A

Medicine

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