viral diseases

Question 1

list the viral diseases

Answer 1

-measles
-HIV
-TMV

Question 2

what does TMV stand for?

Answer 2

tobacco mosaic virus

Question 3

symptoms of measles

Answer 3

red skin rash, signs of a fever

Question 4

how is measles spread?

Answer 4

inhalation of droplets from sneezes and coughs

Question 5

how is measles being prevented?

Answer 5

vaccinations for young children

Question 6

what is measles?

Answer 6

a serious viral disease that can be fatal

Question 7

what can measles lead to?

Answer 7

blindness, pneumonia, brain damage

Question 8

HIV symptoms

Answer 8

flu-like symptoms

Question 9

what drugs can control HIV and what do they do?

Answer 9

antiretroviral, stop the virus replicating in the body

Question 10

what does HIV turn into and why is it dangerous?

Answer 10

AIDS, a state where the body’s immune system becomes so badly damaged it can’t deal with any other infections

Question 11

what is HIV?

Answer 11

a virus that attacks the immune system until it can no longer function properly

Question 12

how is HIV spread?

Answer 12

sexual contact, exchanging bodily fluid

Question 13

when can exchanging fluid occur?

Answer 13

sharing needles when taking drugs/breastfeeding

Question 14

how can the spread of HIV be prevented?

Answer 14

-use of condoms
-screening of blood for transfusions
-not sharing needles

Question 15

what does TMV affect?

Answer 15

plants

Question 16

symptoms of TMV

Answer 16

mosaic pattern on the leaves of plants, discolouration, stunted growth due to lack of photosynthesis

Question 17

what species of plants does it affect?

Answer 17

many including tomatoes

Question 18

how is TMV spread?

Answer 18

contact between diseased and healthy plants, insects acting vectors