Communicable Diseases
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- Created on: 12-03-17 16:05
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- Communicable Diseases
- Viral Diseases
- Measles
- Main symptoms are a fever and a red rash
- Could be fatal if complications arise
- HIV/AIDS
- Spread by sexual contact and exchange of body fluids
- No cure or vaccine but development can be prevented with antiretroviral drugs
- Tobacco Mosaic Virus
- Causes discolouration and mosaic pattern on leaves
- Spread by contact between diseased plant material and insects can act as vectors
- There is no treatment but farmers can grow TMV-resistant crop strains
- Measles
- Bacterial Diseases
- Salmonella
- Spread through undercooked food and poor hygiene
- Symptoms include fever, abdominal cramps, diarrhoea and vomiting
- In the UK, poultry are vaccinated against Salmonella
- Gonorrhoea
- Spread through sexual contact with an infected person
- Symptoms include discharge and pain on urination
- Can be treated with antibiotics and can be prevented with contraception
- Salmonella
- Fungal / Protist Diseases
- Rose Black Spot
- Causes purple or black spots to form on leaves
- Spread in the environment by wind and water
- Can be treated with chemical fungicides or by removing diseased leaves
- Malaria
- Spread by the bite of female mosquitoes (vectors of the disease)
- Spread can be controlled with nets and anti-malarial drugs
- Rose Black Spot
- Viral Diseases
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