PSW Term 4 Flashcards
What is Tuberculosis/TB?
It is a disease that affects people’s lungs.
How does TB spread?
When someone who has TB coughs, spits or sneezes they spread TB germs in the droplets which pass into the air. Other people then breathe in the germs. This is why TB spreads quickly in crowded places.
What are the symptoms of TB?
Bad cough for more than 1 month Coughing up blood Finding it hard to breathe Pains in the chest Weight loss No appetite Feeling tired all the time Sweating at night
Treatment of TB
People with TB must take pills called ___________ that kill the TB germs for ___ months.
Antibiotics
6
How is diarrhoea caused?
Diarrhoea is caused by germs or parasites that get into your digestive system.
Give 4 symptoms of diarrhoea.
Tummy cramps/frequent, watery faeces/headaches/ feeling sick.
How do you treat diarrhoea?
Make a mixture of 1 litre of boiled water mixed with 1 teaspoon of salt and 8 teaspoons of sugar. Drink small amounts of the mixture often.
Do not eat/drink any dairy products (e.g. milk, amasi, cheese).
Do not drink fruit juice.
Eat boiled rice, bananas, peeled apples and dry toast.
Measles is caused by a type of germ called a ______.
Virus.
Symptoms of measles
You get a ______ nose, a _______, ______ temperature. Your eyes look _____ and are _________ to bright light. Then small ______ spots appear on the insides of the cheeks. 2 to 3 days later a ______ of ____ spots appears all over the body. The rash lasts about ____ days. The other symptoms all go by the tenth day.
Runny Cough High Red Sensitive White Rash Red Six
How do you treat measles?
Stay in bed.
Drink plenty of fluids.
Paracetamol may help to bring down a temperature.
Keep the room dim.
Don’t read, watch TV or use a computer while eyes are red and sensitive.
Take a lukewarm bath with a little baking soda dissolved in the water to help soothe the rash.
Put on calamine lotion to stop the spots from itching.
Malaria is caused by a ________, which is spread by mosquitoes.
Parasite
Only \_\_\_\_\_ mosquitoes carry the malaria parasites: A. female B. baby C. male D. pretty
Female.
Name 5 symptoms of malaria.
Headache Nausea Fever Vomiting Aching body
Treatment of malaria
People who have malaria must take ______ that kill the malaria parasites in their body.
Drugs
What is a stigma?
A belief or feeling in society that you should feel ashamed.
Why is there a stigma related to HIV and AIDS?
The biggest reason for the stigma related to HIV and AIDS is fear of getting the disease. Other reasons are lack of knowledge and incorrect beliefs about the kind of person who gets HIV and AIDS (e.g. people who do not believe in God get AIDS, etc).
Legal substances
Legal substances are things you can buy in shops, such as _______, alcohol, _____ and some __________.
Tobacco
Glue
Medicines
Illegal substances
Illegal substances are substances which you are not allowed to _____ or _______, because they are against the law. Some examples are: ______, mandrax, tik, ______ and _________. These substances affect people’s _______ and __________. People become ________.
Buy Have Dagga Heroin Cocaine Health Behaviour Addicted
