Health And Disease Flashcards

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Symptoms of measles

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A runny or blocked nose

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How it can be spread

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Coughing or sneezing

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3
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Symptoms of HIV

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Nausea

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4
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How it can be spread

A

Unprotected sex

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5
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Symptoms of TMV

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Mosaic pattern of brown spots

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6
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How is it spread

A

Plant wounds

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7
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What is salmonella

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Food poisoning

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8
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Symptoms

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Stomach cramps

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9
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How is it controlled

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Eating something raw

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10
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What is gonorrhoea

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Illness that affects vagina

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11
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How is it controlled

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Urine test

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12
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Symptoms of rbs

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Infects the leaf

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13
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How is it spread

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Turns yellow and drop prematurely

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14
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How is it treated

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Spraying the plant

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15
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Symptoms of malaria

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High fever

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16
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How is malaria controlled

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Sexually transmitted

17
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How does white blood cells help stop pathogens get into the first line of skin.

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White blood cells do this by creating a wall around the skin so that it cannot try to get into the skin.

18
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Causes of cancer

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Genetic risk factors (certain genes increases chances)
Mutations caused by chemicals (carcinogens)
Ionising radiation (uv light, x-rays)
Viruses.

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Nicotine (the addictive part in cigarettes

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This can cause problems like it can enter your brain within 20 seconds of it being smoked.