diseases

• what bacteria is cholera caused by

  vibrio cholerae bacterium
• how is cholera spread

  drinking or washing in water that has been contaminated by infectious faeces
• symptoms of cholera


  vomiting , diarrhoea
• how to reduce incidence of cholera


  improved sanitation , access to clean water
• what is ebola caused by

  ebola virus
• how does ebola spread

  direct contact with infected bodily fluids , e.g semen
• what are the symptoms of ebola

  fever , diarrhoea , vomiting , internal bleeding
• how do you reduce transmission of ebola

  improved hygiene , isolating infected individuals , sterilisation of outbreak areas
• what are stomach ulcers caused by

  helicobacter pylori bacteria
• how are stomach ulcers spread

  transmitted orally by eating infected food or drinking infected water
• what are the symptoms of stomach ulcers

  stomach pain , vomiting , nausea
• how to reduce transmission of stomach ulcers

  access to clean water , improved hygiene , improved sanitation
• what is malaria caused by

  the protist plasmodium
• what are the symptoms of malaria

  red blood cell and liver damage, flu like symptoms
• how is malaria spread

  spread by mosquitoes which pick up the plasmodium protist when feeding on the blood of the infected organism and transmit malaria to other organisms when biting them
• how to reduce malaria

  bug repellent spray , mosquito nets , cover arms and legs
• what causes chalara ash dieback

  caused by a fungus that infects ash trees
• how is chalara ash dieback spread

  spread via airborne spores which are carried by the wind ,
• symptoms of chalara ash dieback

  cause dark lesions on bark and blackened leaves which will eventually die
• how can the transmission of chalara ash dieback be reduced

  control the movement of ash trees , kill infected plants , replant with different species
• what is TB caused by

  mycobacterium tubercolosis
• how is TB spread

  spread by droplet infection
• symptoms of TB


  lung damage , chesty cough , wheezing
• how to reduce tb transmission

  improved hygiene , infected individuals avoid crowded areas , increased ventilation in the individuals home