COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
Why do we fall ill of Class 9
COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
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Disease |
Causative Organisms |
Mode of Transmission |
Symptoms |
Cure |
Prevention |
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Bacteria |
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1. Cholera |
Vibrio cholerae |
Contaminated food And water |
Watery diarrhoea, Vomiting, Dehydration, muscle Cramp, weight loss. |
Antibiotics, ORS Or Salt-Sugar solution |
Proper sanitation Personal hygiene. |
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2. typhoid |
Salmonella typhi |
Contaminated food |
Headache, fever in afternoon, slow Pulse, erruption of Spots & rashes on Abdomen, diarrhoea. |
Antibiotics |
Use of safe drinking Water, TAB vaccine, Proper seweraeg System. |
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3. tuberculosis |
Mycobacterium Tuberculosis |
Droplet infection |
Loss of appetite, Weakness, typical Fever pattern, night Sweat, chest pain Breathlessness. |
Antibiotics Antitubercular Therapy (ATT) |
Public Awareness, BCG Vaccine. |
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4. diarrhea |
Salmonella, Shigella |
Contaminated food And water |
Loss of water, Vomiting, headache, Fever, abdominal Pain. |
Antibiotics like Penicillin |
Property washed & cooked food, clean surroundings. |
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5. syphilis |
Treponema Pallidum |
Sexual contact, From mother to child |
Painless ulcers, Swollen lymph Glands and joints, Paralysis, heart Trouble etc. |
Antibiotics |
Improper and Unhyiegenic Sex practices should Be avoided. |
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6. Gonorrhoea |
Neisseria Gonorrhoeae |
Sexual contact, use Of common toilets |
Pus containing Discharge, burning Sensation in sex Organs, arthritis |
Antibiotics |
Proper cleaned And disinfected Toilets should be Used, improper sex practices should be avoided |
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Disease |
Causative Organisms |
Mode of Transmission |
Symptoms |
Cure |
Prevention |
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Virus |
Hepatitis A virus |
Contaminated food And water |
High temperature, Headache, joint Pains, dark yellow Urine, fatigue. It is Also called jaundice |
Interferon injection, Adequate rest |
Use boiled water and Fresh food, Hepatitis Vaccine |
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1.Hepatits A |
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2. Hepatitis B |
Hepatitis B virus |
Infected blood, Inoculation, from Mothers to their Child, sexual route |
Progressive liver Disease, chronic Active Hepatitis , Hepatocellular Carcinoma (cancer) |
Interferon injection, Adequate rest |
Hepatitis B vaccine, Avoiding risky sex Practices, injectable Drugs and direct or Indirect contact with Blood, semen etc. Of Infected person |
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3. Rabies |
Rabies virus |
Bite of Dog, Monkey, etc. |
High fever, painful Contraction of Muscles of throat And chest. Patient Develops fear of Water so it is also Called hydrophobia. |
A course of 5 anti Rabies vaccines at Regular intervals With in 30 days is Given |
Pet animals should Be vaccinated with Anti rabies vaccine |
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4. Influenza |
Influenza virus |
It is spread from Person to person Contact, Droplet Infection. |
Sneezing, fever, Headache, muscular Pains, coughing, Discharge from nose |
Amanatadin and Rimantidine are Used |
We should try to Keep away from flu Patients. |
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5. AIDS |
HIV Virus [Human immuno Deficiency virus] |
1.spreds through Unprotected Sexual contact with An infectedPersons 2. Spreads through The transfusion Of blood Contaminated with AIDS virus 3.Spreads through The use of infected Needles for Injection 4.AIDS infected Mother can Transmit the virus |
Swollen lymph Nodes, regular fever, Weight loss, loss of Immunity. |
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1.disposable Syringes And needles Should be used. 2. Sexual contact With unknown people Should be avoided 3. Before transfusion Blood should be Tested for HIV virus |
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Protozoans |
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1.malaria |
Plasmodium |
It spreads though The bite of female Anopheles Mosquito |
Headache, Muscularpain, higher fever, feeling cold and shivering, Patient feels weak And becomes anaemic |
Quinine should be Used |
1. Use proper Arrangement to Avoid mosquito from our houses. 2. Mosquito larvae Should be killed 3. We should not Allow the collection Of water in any Uncovered container. |
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Amoebiasis |
Entamoeba Histolytica |
Contaminated food And water. |
Diarrhoea |
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