Health And Disease Flashcards
Symptoms of measles
A runny or blocked nose
How it can be spread
Coughing or sneezing
Symptoms of HIV
Nausea
How it can be spread
Unprotected sex
Symptoms of TMV
Mosaic pattern of brown spots
How is it spread
Plant wounds
What is salmonella
Food poisoning
Symptoms
Stomach cramps
How is it controlled
Eating something raw
What is gonorrhoea
Illness that affects vagina
How is it controlled
Urine test
Symptoms of rbs
Infects the leaf
How is it spread
Turns yellow and drop prematurely
How is it treated
Spraying the plant
Symptoms of malaria
High fever
How is malaria controlled
Sexually transmitted
How does white blood cells help stop pathogens get into the first line of skin.
White blood cells do this by creating a wall around the skin so that it cannot try to get into the skin.
Causes of cancer
Genetic risk factors (certain genes increases chances)
Mutations caused by chemicals (carcinogens)
Ionising radiation (uv light, x-rays)
Viruses.
Nicotine (the addictive part in cigarettes
This can cause problems like it can enter your brain within 20 seconds of it being smoked.
