Disease Vocabulary

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Tuberculosis

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this disease is transmitted by bacteria to the lungs; symptoms include fever, sweats, weight loss, and coughing blood. It's treated with antibiotics; 2/3 people infected will die without treatment. Proper hygiene & sanitation best methods of prevention

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Ebola

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This viral disease is transmitted by bodily fluids. Symptoms include fever, headache, and bleeding from orifices. There is no cure or vaccine. Sanitation and education are the best methods of prevention.

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Smallpox

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This viral disease is transmitted through sneezing and coughing of the victim. I causes fever, fatigue, and rash with pox pustules. It is a 3,000 old disease with no cure. In 1980 the WHO declared it eradicated due to vaccination.

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African Sleeping Sickness

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This parasitic protist disease carried by the tse-tse fly vector. The protest attacks the circulatory system and destroys red blood cells carrying oxygen to the brain, causing the victim to feel weak and lethargic. Prevention includes good water sanitation

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HIV

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This disease is transmitted by virus when in direct contact with infected person’s bodily fluids via sexual contact, sharing of used needles etc. This disease attacks victim’s T-cells, a part of their immune system. There is no treatment. When the immune system is destroyed, the victim is said to have AIDS. Prevention includes abstinence or protected sex, & refraining from the use of shared, drug needles.

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Bubonic Plague

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This disease is caused by a bacteria transmitted via flea vectors. Symptoms are flu-like. It was very deadly in the 14th Century and was called the “Black Death” by later historians. It is treated with antibiotics. Prevention includes education and sanitation.

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Bird Flu

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This version of the orhomyyxovirus that jumped from poultry to humans in 1997. It caused severe flu symptoms and killed 2/3 of sufferers. A particularly tough srain of it was called H5N1.

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Swine Flu

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This version of the orthomyyxovirus that in the US and Mexico jumped from pigs to humans in 2009. Also known as H1N1, it caused severe flu symptoms, and was spread from person to person until a vaccine was developed.

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Malaria

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This parasitic protest called a Plasmodium is transmitted via a mosquito vector. Symptoms include life-threatening fever, headache, and death. It is preventable and curable, but drug resistance is becoming problematic. Early diagnosis is crucial. Prevention includes the avoidance of mosquitos using insect repellent, long clothing, insect nets, and anti-malarial medications.

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Zika

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This viral disease is transmitted via a species of tropical mosquito. Symptoms are flu-like. Studies have revealed a link between the virus and microcephaly. Prevention includes the avoidance of mosquitos using insect repellent, long clothing, insect nets, and anti-malarial medication.