Required diseases

Question 1

what are the six need to know diseases?

Answer 1

-Gonorrhea
-Athlete’s foot
-Malaria
-Measles
-HIV and AIDS
-Salmonella

Question 2

what type of the pathogen are each of diseases?

Answer 2

-Gonorrhea=Bacteria
-Athlete’s Foot=Fungi
-Malaria=Protist
-Measles=Virus
-HIV and AIDS=Virus
-Salmonella=Bacteria

Question 3

give some information on measles

type of pathogen?…Symptoms?…..Transmission?….how can it be prevented?….how can it be treated?

Answer 3

-measles is a virus
-symptoms include, a fever and a red skin rash
-the inhalation of droplets such as coughs and sneezes (very infectious)
-it can be prevented through vaccinations but theres no treatment
-its a serious illness that can be fateful if complications arise

Question 4

Describe HIV/AIDS

type of pathogen?…Symptoms?…..Transmission?….how can it be prevented?….how can it be treated?

Answer 4

-HIV or AIDS are a virus
-symptoms can include mild flu like illness
-its transmission is caused by direct sexual contact or exchange of body fluids (e.g. blood) for example when drug users share needles
-it can be prevented by using condoms, not sharing needles, screening blood transfusions and HIV positive mothers bottle feeding babies
-there is no treatment, no vaccinations

unless its succesfully controlled with antiretroviral drugs the virus attacks the bodies immune cells. AIDS occure when the immune system is badly damaged

Question 5

describe salmonella

type of pathogen?…Symptoms?…..Transmission?….how can it be prevented?….how can it be treated?

Answer 5

-salmonella is bacterial
-symptoms include fevers, abdonimal cramps, vomiting and diarrhea
-it can be transmitted by eating raw/undercooked animals or unhygenic conditions where food is contaminated
-it can be prevented by cooking meat well and avoiding contamination with surfaces
-can be treated with antibiotics and sometimes a saline drip. Poultry can also be vaccinated against it.

Question 6

describe athlete’s foot

type of pathogen?…Symptoms?…..Transmission?….how can it be prevented?….how can it be treated?

Answer 6

-athletet’s foot is a fungi infection
-symptoms are itchy red skin between the toes and on the feet
-transmission is caused by contact with infection e.g. swimming pools, changing rooms or shared footwear
-it can be prevented by the infected using a barrier over the fungal e.g. a sock
-treatments are antifungal drugs

Question 7

describe gonorrhea

type of pathogen?…Symptoms?…..Transmission?….how can it be prevented?….how can it be treated?

Answer 7

-gonorrhea is a bacterial disease
-symptoms include thick yellow discharge, pain in the pubic area when urinating (some however dont develop symptoms)
-its transmitted by unprotected sexual contact with an infected person
-the spread can be prevented by reducing the number of sexual partners, using a barrier method of contraception and all infected must get treated
-the treatment is antibiotics

it used to be able to be treated by penicillin but then resistant strains appeared

Question 8

describe malaria

type of pathogen?…Symptoms?…..Transmission?….how can it be prevented?….how can it be treated?

Answer 8

-malaria is protist
-symptoms can include recurrent episodes of fevers or shaking
-transmission is caused by the protist reproducing inside of mosquitos which act as vectors. The mosquitos feed on human blood allowing the process to pass into the blood stream
-it can be prevented by using insecticides, taking antmalarial drugs that kill any parasites or removing any stagnant and still water
-it can be treated by a combination of drugs