Gas Exchange (Health) - Ilham Gamildien Flashcards
What is Tuberculosis (TB) ?
TB is a highly contagious, chronic bacterial infection of human tissues and organs, especially the lungs.
What are the causes of Tuberculosis (TB) ?
TB is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
What are the symptoms of Tuberculosis?
Persistent cough tiredness and fatigue weight loss night sweats chest pain blood in mucus coughed up
How is Tuberculosis transmitted?
Bacteria are released into the air when an infected person coughs, sneezes, shouts or spits. The bacteria in the infected droplets spread through the air and can be inhaled by a healthy person
What are the treatments for Tuberculosis?
TB can be treated and successfully cured with early and correct diagnosis.
TB is treated with an aggressive course of antibiotics; the full course must be completed.
Treatment lasts about 6 months.
what diseases can be caused by smoking?
Cigarette smoking causes a variety of diseases: lung cancer, coronary heart disease, stroke, emphysema and chronic bronchitis
What are three harmful toxins found in cigarettes ?
Nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide
How do the harmful toxins in cigarettes effect the body?
These toxins cause hardening of the arterial walls (atherosclerosis)
What do the harmful toxins do to the body?
It stimulates the secretion of adrenaline, which leads to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure, which in turn increases the risk of heart disease and stroke
Is smoking allowed in public?
No person may smoke in any public place; and no closer than 10 metres from a door or window that leads to a public place
Where is a person not permitted to smoke ?
school grounds, aftercare facilities, stadiums
parking lots
any queue of people
Designated smoking areas
No person under 18 years may be allowed in a smoking area
