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Diseases |
Any disorder of normal body function |
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Infectious Disease |
Any pathogenic microorganism that can be spread directly or indirectly from one person to another. |
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Infectious diasease |
Caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and helminths |
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Microorganism |
Small organism that is microscopic |
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Parasite |
Live in or on an organism |
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Toxins |
(Poison) release by microorganism that often produce a disease |
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Sepsis |
Presence of harmful microorganism in the body |
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Direct and Indirect |
Ways to catch infectious disease |
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Symptoms |
Fever,Diarrhea, Fatigue, Muscle aches, Coughing |
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Causes |
Bacteria Viruses Fungi Parasites Protozoa |
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Most common Infectious Disease |
Hapatitis B Hapatitis C Malaria Dengue Tuberculosis |
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Hapatitis C |
Causes infection and inflammation in the liver |
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Hepatitis B |
Infection in the liver |
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Malaria |
Mosquito borne infectious disease that affects human and other animals |
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Dengue |
Mosquito borne viral infectious disease that causes severe flu |
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Symptoms of Hepatitis B |
Jaundice Miki fever Nausea Dark urine Fatigue Stomach pain |
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Ways to transmit Hepatitis B |
Blood Open sores Body fluids |
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Syptoms of Malaria |
Fever Tiredness Vomitting Headaches Fatigue Dry cough |
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Symptoms of Hapatitis C |
Jaundice Light colored-stool Extreme fatigue Nausea and vomitting Loss of appetite |
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Symptoms of Dengue |
Eye pain Muscle Pain Bone pain Joint Pain Headache Rash Vomitting/Nausea |
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Tuberculosis |
Cause by mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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Symptoms of TB |
Cough with blood Chest pain Loss weight Coughing Loss of appetite |
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Prevention of InDiseases |
Wash your hands Get vaccinated Stay home when ill Practice safe sex Don't share personal items Travel wisely |
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Pyogenic infection |
Leads to the production of pus |
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Infection |
Microorganism is ablr to invade, multiply, and cause injurious effects or disease |
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Staphylococcus aureus |
Responsible for 90% bone and joint infections |
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Impetigo |
Red sores in the face that affects infant and children |
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Osteomyelitis |
Infection of the bones |
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Sepsis |
Potentially life threatening condition caused by tye bodies response to infection |
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Spondylitis |
Inflamation of the bone and vertebrae |
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Meningitis |
Inflammation of the protective membrane |
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Treatment of pyogenic disease |
Antibiotics Surgical treatment Oral or topical therapy |
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M. Tb |
Myobacterium tuberculosis |
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No. Of TB deaths per year |
3 million and could climb up to 30 million |
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Tb transmission |
Air borne Sneeze Cough Small particles of moisture |
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Two types of TB |
Active TB Latent TB/ TB infection |
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Active TB Prevention |
6-9 months antibiotics |
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LTBI prevention |
Medication |
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Signs and symptoms of TB |
Cough more than 3 weeks Chest Pain Loss of appetite Loss weight Fever Chills Night sweat Cough with blood |
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Diagnosis for TB |
Consult a doctor Perform skin test |
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TB Meds |
Isoniazid Rifampin Ethambol Pyrazinamide |
IREP |
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Venereal disease |
Disease that is transmitted by sexual contact. Through semen, vaginal secretion and blood |
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Types of STD |
Aids Hiv Chlamydia Gonorrhea HPV/Genital warts Genital Herpes |
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Chickenpox |
Caused by varicella-zoster virus |
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CDC |
Centers for disease control and prevention |
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Dengue fever |
Caused by a mosquito |
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Mumps |
Parotid glands are affected |
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Tuberculosis |
Myobacterium tuberculosis |
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