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18 Cards in this Set
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Anthrax |
-Bacterium; spread through contaminated food. -description: ulcer skin, nausea, fever, stomach pain, sore throat. |
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Botulism |
-Bacterium exotoxin that causes food poisoning. -description: muscle weakness, paralysis f the respiratory system, double vision, dizziness. |
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Bubonic plague |
-Bacterium that lives in rodents; transmitted to humans in humans by flea bites. -description: swelling of the lymph nodes ("bubo") |
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Chicken pax |
-Highly contagious viral infection. -description: body rash and fever |
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Cholera |
-Bacterium; spread by contaminated water -description: produces toxins in the human intestine which causes water loss and extreme dehydration. |
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Diphtheria |
-Bacterium that produces exotoxins. -description: produces a sore throats that produces leathery, blush-white membrane, death can cause a suffocation. |
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Infectious hepatitis |
Viral infection spread by contaminating water or food. -description: infects the liver, causes fever, headache, muscle pain, abdominal pain. |
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Leprasy |
Bacterial infection; spread by direct contact. - formed lumpy, discoloured patches in the skin; numbness of hand. |
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Lyme disease |
Vector-born bacterium transmitted to deer and humans by tick bites. - description: red lesion, fever, headache, joint, fever, fatigue. |
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Measles |
Viral infection spread by droplets and physical contact -description: chills, sneezing, runny nose, fever, redness of eyes, rash |
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Meningitis |
Bacterial or viral -description: inflamed meninges; causes headaches, stiff neck, convulsions |
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Pollo |
Viral infection -description: symptoms include fever; headache; stiff neck, trunk, and limbs. Sometimes paralysis. |
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Rabies |
Viral infection transmitted by a bite of an infected animal. -description: attacks the spinal chord and Brian. Symptoms: anxiety and confusion to delirium |
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Smallpox |
Viral infection -description: begins with fever and aching before a each develops on the face and then spread. |
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Tetanus |
Anaerobic bacteria found in the soil; wound infection -description: contracted muscles particularly the jaw |
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Tuberculosis |
Bacterial infection -description: attacks lung tissue. Weight loss, fatigue, persistent cough. |
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Typhoid |
Bacterial; transmitted by contaminated food and water. -description: fever and rose-colored spots. |
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Whooping cough |
Inhaled bacterium -description: sore throat and cough which became a forced inhalation or "whoop" |
