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Infectious Disease - Coggle Diagram
Infectious Disease
Disease
an illness or disorder of the body
or mind that leads to poor health;
each disease is associated with
a set of signs and symptoms.
Cholera
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Prevention by sewage treatment, provision
of clean water pipes that is chlorinate
to kill bacteria
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Malaria
its pathogens are Plasmodium falciparum, P. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae
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Prevention by:
Reduce number of mosquitoes by killing it, spreading oil in breeding grounds, draining marshes and clearing vegetation.
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Biological control: stocking bodies of water with fish which feed on mosquito larvae and spraying bacterium that kills larvae.
HIV
caused by a retrovirus, Human
immunodeficiency virus
Transmitted through exchange of body fluids,
blood, across placenta from mother to fetus. and
breast milk
Prevention by:
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Contract tracing: used to identify and isolate sources of infectionby testing for HIV antibodies. This can be used to isolate and treat more people, and prevents further spread of infection.
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If tested HIV+, be given medical drugs and psychological support.
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Antibiotics
drug that kills or stops the growth of bacteria, without harming the cells of the infected organism. Ineffective against viruses however, as they do not have any form of cell structure or metabolism.
Examples include...
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