Viral, Bacterial and Protist disease examples

Question 1

Name three Viral diseases:

Answer 1

TMV (Tobacco Mosaic Virus)
HIV
Measles

Question 2

Measles:

Answer 2

Symptoms: Fever and red skin rash

Transmitted by: inhaling sneeze or cough droplets from a person infected with the virus

Can be controlled by vaccinating as a child

If not treated it can be fatal

Question 3

HIV:

Answer 3

Symptoms: Flu-like illness

Transmitted through sexual contact and exchanging bodily substances

The virus attacks the immune system and all its cells and when the immune system becomes badly damaged the person is no longer able to fight back illness and disease and can cause the person to get ill and not recover.

Can be controlled by antiretroviral drugs

Question 4

TMV (Tobacco mosaic virus):

Answer 4

Symptoms: Mosaic black pattern

Transmission: Enter through wounds in the epidermal layer of the leaves

Can be controlled by removing infected leaves and pests

Question 5

Name the two types of Bacterial diseases:

Answer 5

Gonorrhea
Salmonella

Question 6

Salmonella

Answer 6

Symptoms: fever, nausea vomiting, abdominal pains

Spread by eating uncooked food or food that has been prepared in unhygienic conditions

It can be controlled by improving food hygiene, vaccinating poultry, and cooking food properly

Question 7

Gonorrhea

Answer 7

Symptoms: Pain when urinating and green discharge in the penis or vagina

Spreads through sexual contact (having unprotected sex)

It can be controlled by antibiotics (penicillin) because it is a bacterial disease but the bacteria can become resistant

Question 8

Name a protist disease

Answer 8

Malaria

Question 9

Malaria:

Answer 9

Symptoms: Recurring episodes of fever which can be fatal

Transmission: The mosquito(vector) carries the infected blood from one animal and infects another animal with the protest when feeding from the person

Controlled by preventing the breeding of mosquitoes (destroying still-water lakes) or the use of mosquito nets