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Health Disease, Defense Mechanism and Treatments Flashcards

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Define Health

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Being free from communicable and non-communicable diseases

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What are Communicable Diseases

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Caused by variety of micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi

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What are the three diseases caused by bacteria

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Chlamydia

Salmonella

Tuberculosis

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Diseases caused by viruses

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HIV leading to AIDS

Cold

Flu

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Diseases caused by fungi

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Athletes foot

potato blight

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How is chlamydia spread?

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sexual intercouse

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how is chlamydia prevented

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use of Condom or abstaining from sexual intercourse

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how is chlamydia treated

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antibiotics

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How is salmonella spread

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food contaminated with bacteria

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How is salmonella prevented

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good hygiene practice rating to cooking,storing food

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how is salmonella treated

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rest
antibiotics
fluids

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How is tuberculosis spread

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droplet in the air containing bacteria from someone who is infected with the bacteria

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How is tuberculosis prevented

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vaccination with BCG vaccine

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How is tuberculosis treated?

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antibiotics

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How is HIV spread

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sexual intercourse

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How is HIV prevented

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use of condom or abstaining from sex

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how is HIV treated

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antiviral drugs

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How is cold spread

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droplet in the air containing bacteria from someone who is infected with the bacteria

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How is cold prevented

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reduce coughing or sneezing

bin tissues

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How is cold treated

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rest and fluids

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How is athletes foot (Akash) spread

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from walking or damp areas

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How is athletes foot (Akash) prevented

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wear flip flops

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How is athletes foot (Akash) treated

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anti fungal cream applied to feet

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How is potato blight spread

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fungus present in air or soil spread from one plant to another

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How is potato blight prevented
only plant diseases free potato plants in uncontaminated soil
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How is potato blight treated
Do not plant potato plants in soil where there have been infected plants spray plants with a fungicide
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What are aseptic techniques
A series of procedure that are used when working with microorganisms to enable one type of microorganism to be safely grown without being contaminated by another type of microorganism
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Explain the skin's role in body's defence mechanism
provides a barrier against entry of micro-orgranims

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