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Local health problems Flashcards

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Tuberculosis: symptoms

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  • Persistent cough
  • coughing up blood
  • Weight loss
  • High temperature (body feels hot abs weak)
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TB : causes

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  • infection in the lungs that spreads through the body
  • very contagious :
    you can catch it through saliva droplets * sprayed when you cough, sneeze, or talk & breathed in my other people)
  • if eating utensils, glasses, plates, towels, beds etc shared
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TB: treatment

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  • Takes long time (many months)
  • Doctors at clinics give strong meds
  • Meds must be taken correctly
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Diarrhoea: symptoms

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  • severe stomach cramps/pain
  • constant upset stomach
  • unable to keep food in body for Long
  • feeling sick or nauseous
  • high fever
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Diarrhoea: treatment

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  • sip water often as possible
  • stop eating meats, dairy and spicy foods
  • eat small amounts of apple, carrot, chicken soup, porridge and dry bread
  • rest
  • go to doctor immediately if diarrhoea continues for more than 24 hours
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Diarrhoea: causes

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Germs caught by:

  • from someone who is sick with diarrhoea who didn’t wash their hands after going to the toilet
  • drink/wash in dirty water
  • eating food that is not fresh (flies eggs in rotten food make house very sick)
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What is cholera? How is it caught?

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  • Severe form of diarrhoea, that doesn’t get better in 24 hours
  • Caught by drinking dirty water
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What is dangerous about diarrhoea?

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Dehydration (the body losing too much fluid and drying out)

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Measles: symptoms

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  • starts with cough, sore throat, runny nose
  • then spots appear in mouth & face
  • spots spread to the rest of the body
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Measles: prevention

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  • vaccination (at 9 & 18 months)
  • don’t share utensils, towels, plates etc with infected persons
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Measles: causes

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Germs are airborne
Spreads when
- people live in overcrowded places and
- don’t keep clean and
- share eating utensils, plates, cups, towels etc

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Measles: treatment

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  • need to see doctor immediately
  • drink lots of water
  • eat healthily
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Malaria: causes

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Bite of a female mosquito
(Although not all mosquitoes carry malaria)

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Malaria: symptoms

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  • feeling so sick you cannot get out of bed
  • high fever
  • damages growing bodies & brains
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Malaria: treatment

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  • stay in bed
  • take medicine to help fever down
  • drink lots of clean water
  • might need to be hospitalized
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Malaria: prevention

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  • do not leave buckets of water (or any containers that could collect water) lying around
  • use mosquito nets at night
  • use mosquito repellent
  • wear clothing that covers arms/legs
  • medicine
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Malaria: areas (in South Africa)

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Mpumalanga
Limpopo
Maputuland coast of KZN

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What is HIV?

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  • HIV = human immunodeficiency virus
  • A virus that attacks the body’s immune system, lowering the person’s resistance to infection & cancer.
  • Currently no cure; once someone has it, they have it for life.
  • If not treated, it can leads to AIDS.
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How is HIV treated?

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Cannot be cured.
Can just be controlled (with proper medical care)

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What is AIDS?

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  • AIDS = acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
  • A disease in which the body loses its immunity i.e. the person’s resistance to infection & cancer is lowered.
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How is HIV spread?

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When you come into direct contact with with an infected person’s body fluid (eg blood)

22
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HIV cannot be spread by…

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  • hugging
  • touching
  • sharing utensils, cups or plates
  • sitting close to someone with the disease
  • using the same toilet as someone with the disease
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What is stigma

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Stigma means shame or grace.
Someone who has been stigmatised has a bad reputation.

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What is a foster mother?

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A woman who takes place of a mother in raising a child

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What is a delegate?

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A person who has been chosen to represent a group of people, especially at meeting

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What does “exemplary” mean?

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representing the best of its kind

27
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Give reasons why people try drugs?

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  • people who are sad / bored take drugs to help them forget about their feelings
  • for excitement
  • because their friends put pressure on them to
  • because they think it will make them look cool
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What is bad about using drugs?

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  • can lead to health problems
  • they are very addictive
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What are legal drugs?

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drugs that are legally allowed to be used under certain circumstances eg.
- medicines
- cigarettes
- alcohol
- glue and paint thinners
They are not necessarily good for you.

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Why are cigarettes bad for you?

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bad for your health because:
- damages your lungs
- prevents your brain from developing properly (if you are a child)
- can cause cancer
- makes your teeth

31
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At what age are alcohol and cigarettes legal?

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alcohol - 18 years old
cigarettes - 16 year old

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List the negative consequences of drinking alcohol

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  1. Relaxes you so much that you
    - react slower
    - lose control of your body
    This is why drunk people (drivers & pedestrians) have more road accidents
  2. can make people aggressive & cause them to harm others
  3. drinking too often can cause problems at home and work
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List some illegal drugs (drugs that are not allowed to be bought or sold)

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  • Marijuana
  • Crystal meth (tik)
  • cocaine
  • madrax
  • opiates (eg. herion)
  • party drugs (eg. Ecstacy)
  • prescription drugs that are sold illegally
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Marijuana

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  • aka weed
  • taken from the Cannabis plant
  • people smoke it.
  • Short term effects of inhaling the smoke:
    1. it causes problems with thinking, learning and memory
    2. causes inability to move properly
    3. makes you feel very hungry
    4. make people do things they wouldn’t normally
  • long term effects:
    1. can’t concentrate properly
    2. can’t remember things
    3. damages lungs
    4. depression
    5. anxiety
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What is depression?

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feeling constantly sad

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What is anxiety?

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feeling afraid

37
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Crystal meth

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  • aka tik
  • cheap & popular
  • sold as crystals
  • people heat up the crystals and then breath in
  • can lead to infections (gum disease, tooth decay and skin sores)
  • very addictive (because it causes strong feelings of pleasure and energy to start with) BUT it damages the brain

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