Infectious Diseases Flashcards
definition of disease
an illness of the body or mind that leads to poor health affecting mental and physical health
definition of infectious disease
disease caused by organism
definition of non infectious disease
disease caused by inherited/genetic
organism causing cholera
(bacteria) vibrae cholerae
organism causing measles
(virus) morbillivirus
organism causing malaria
(parasite) plasmodium
organism causing tuberculosis
(bacteria) mycobacterium tuberculosis
organism causing HIV/AIDS
virus
how is cholera transmitted
contaminated water/faeces
how is measles transmitted
moist infected water droplets/placenta
how is malaria transmitted
female mosquito bite
how is tuberculosis transmitted
inhaling infected water droplets/unpasteurised milk
how is HIV/AIDS transmitted
sexual intercourse/sharing needles
symptoms of cholera
diarrhoae
dehydration
fatigue
symptoms of measles
white spots in cheeks
watery eyes
symptoms of malaria
headaches
fever
nausea
symptoms of tuberculosis
coughing blood
weight loss
fever
symptoms of HIV/AIDS
sweating
weight loss
fever
solution to cholera
chlorinated water supply
vaccines
solution to malaria
drugs used in combination
drain ditches to avoid mosquito breeding
spray
solution to tuberculosis
increase cleanliness
pasteurised milk consumption
solution to HIV/AIDS
education on stigma
contraceptives/condoms
describe the problems with HIV/AIDS
no vaccine/cure HIV has high mutation rate vertical transmission (mother to child) symptomless carriers need contact tracing need to provide condoms need education
how do antibiotics work
they interfere with growth/metabolism of the bacteria