KO: 15 Communicable diseases (incomplete) Flashcards
Measles: pathogen
Virus
Measles: spread
Droplets in the air are breathed in
Measles: symptoms
Fever and rash
Measles: Treatment + prevention
No cure, vaccinations prevent spread
HIV: pathogen
Virus
HIV: spread
Sexual contact or exchange of blood
HIV: symptoms
flu like symptoms
HIV: treatments + preventions
No cure, controlled by antiviral drugs. Spread can be prevented through use of a condom
Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Pathogen
Virus
Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Spread
Direct contact or vectors
Tobacco Mosaic Virus: Symptoms
Distinctive mosaic pattern of discoloration on the leaves so that they cant photosynthesize
Tobacco Mosaic Virus: treatments + prevention
Kill the vectors with insecticide
Salmonella: pathogen
Bacteria
Salmonella: spread
Consuming undercooked food
Salmonella: symptoms
Fever, cramps, diarrhoea, vomiting
Salmonella: Treatments + preventions
Cook food all the way through and clean kitchen equipment
Gonorrhoea: pathogen
Bacteria
Gonorrhoea: spread
Sexual contact
Gonorrhoea: symptoms
discharge from the penis or vagina and pain when urinating
Gonorrhoea: Treatments + prevention
Antibiotics, use condoms to prevent spread
Malaria: pathogen
Protist
Malaria: spread
vectors, mosquito bites
Malaria: symptoms
damages blood and liver cells, causes fever and shaking
Malaria: treatments + prevention
Destroy mosquito habitats, wear nets
