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Diseases (Vaccination (Immunisation involves you getting a vaccination…
Diseases
Vaccination
Immunisation involves you getting a vaccination made from a dead or inactive form of a disease causing microorganisms
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This stimulates the white blood cells to create the correct antibodies the body needs to fight off the pathogen
Viral Disease
HIV/AIDS
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2013, 1.5 million people died of HIV related illnesses
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once the immune system is severely damaged, the patient with develop AIDS
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Prevention - condoms, not sharing needles, screening blood used for transfusions, HIV positive mothers bottle feeding their children
Viral Disease
Measles
Symptoms - Red skin rash, fever
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Can cause blindness, brain damage, and possible fatal complications could arise
In 2013, 145, 700 people died globally from measles
No treatment, so when someone gets it they must be isolated so it can not be spread
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Bacterial Disease
Gonorrhoea
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Early symptoms - Thick yellow or green discharge from the vagina or the penis and pain whilst urinating
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Originally cured with penicillin but now many antibiotic resistant strains of gonorrhoea have evolved so it is increasingly difficult to treat