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KO: 15 Communicable diseases (incomplete) Flashcards

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Measles: pathogen

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Virus

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Measles: spread

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Droplets in the air are breathed in

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Measles: symptoms

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Fever and rash

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Measles: Treatment + prevention

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No cure, vaccinations prevent spread

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HIV: pathogen

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Virus

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HIV: spread

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Sexual contact or exchange of blood

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HIV: symptoms

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flu like symptoms

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HIV: treatments + preventions

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No cure, controlled by antiviral drugs. Spread can be prevented through use of a condom

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Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Pathogen

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Virus

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Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Spread

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Direct contact or vectors

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Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Symptoms

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Distinctive mosaic pattern of discoloration on the leaves so that they cant photosynthesize

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Tobacco Mosaic Virus: treatments + prevention

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Kill the vectors with insecticide

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Salmonella: pathogen

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Bacteria

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Salmonella: spread

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Consuming undercooked food

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Salmonella: symptoms

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Fever, cramps, diarrhoea, vomiting

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Salmonella: Treatments + preventions

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Cook food all the way through and clean kitchen equipment

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Gonorrhoea: pathogen

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Bacteria

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Gonorrhoea: spread

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Sexual contact

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Gonorrhoea: symptoms

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discharge from the penis or vagina and pain when urinating

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Gonorrhoea: Treatments + prevention

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Antibiotics, use condoms to prevent spread

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Malaria: pathogen

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Protist

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Malaria: spread

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vectors, mosquito bites

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Malaria: symptoms

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damages blood and liver cells, causes fever and shaking

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Malaria: treatments + prevention

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Destroy mosquito habitats, wear nets

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Rose black spot: pathogen

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Fungi

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Rose black spot: spread

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Wind or water droplets

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Rose black spot: symptoms

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Damages leaves so the drop off

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Rose black spot: Treatments + prevention

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Isolate infected plants

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Pathogen

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Microorganisms that cause diseases

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Communicable diseases

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Diseases that can be transferred from one organism to another

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