Diseases

Question 1

What is influenza?

Answer 1

flu, common infection that’s easily spread. Its communicable and infectious

Question 2

What is Filariasis?

Answer 2

Tropical disease, parasite that spreads from person to person by mosquito bite. Its infectious and communicable

Question 3

What is Ebola?

Answer 3

Virus that causes severe inflammation and tissue damage throughout the body. Spreads via body fluids

Question 4

What is HIV?

Answer 4

A virus that spreads through sexual contact or sharing needles.

Question 5

What is diabetes?

Answer 5

Chronic metabolic disease that leads to damage of heart, kidneys and blood vessels. Genetic or enviromental

Question 6

What is Malaria?

Answer 6

Infectious but not contagious, concentrated in Africa and South Asia. Transmitted to humans via mosquitos

Question 7

How many people are at risk of malaria?

Answer 7

3.2billion in 97 countries

Question 8

How many people were infected with HIV and where?

Answer 8

35million in 2015 and distribution is highly uneven

Question 9

How many people does diabetes affect and where?

Answer 9

Affects 250million and is strongly concentrated in north America and Europe but affects everywhere