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Viral, Fungal and Protist disease
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Measles
is a
viral
disease that is spread by
droplets
of a persons
sneeze
or
cough
measles gives you a red
skin
rash
and
fever
Measles
can be
fatal
if there are complications
Measles can lead to
pneumonia
and
brain
inflammation
Most people are
vaccinated
when they’re young
HIV
is a virus spread by
sexual
contact by sharing
bodily fluids
or
needles
being shared
HIV
initially starts with
flu
like symptoms, during this time the they treated with
antiretroviral
drugs
Antiretroviral
drugs stop the virus
replicating
in your body
HIV attacks the
immune
cells
If the
immune
system becomes badly damaged it can’t deal with other
infection.
Then it’s known as AIDS
Tobacco mosaic virus
(TMV) is a virus that causes
discoloured
leaves
Due to
discolouration
the leaves can no longer carry out
photosynthesis
so growth is
stunted
Rose black spot is a fungal disease that cause
purple
or
black spots
to develop on the
leaves
of
rose
Plants. The leaves turn
yellow
and
drop
off
Photosynthesis
cannot happen and the plant stops
growing
Rose
black
spot spreads through the
wind
or
water
Gardeners can treat it with
fungicides
and strip the plants affected leaves.these need to be
destroyed.
Malaria
is caused by protists
Malaria protist disease life cycle takes place in a
mosquito vector
Mosquitos
pick up the virus when they feed on an
infected
animal
Malaria
causes repeated episode of
fever
and can be
fatal
Salmonella is a type of
bacteria
that causes food
poisoning
Salmonella can make you suffer from
fever
,
stomach
cramps,
vomiting
and
diarrhoea
Salmonella
is caught by eating food that’s been contaminated with
salmonella
bacteria
In the UK most poultry is given a
vaccination
against
salmonella
Gonorrhoea
is and
STD
caused by
bacteria
It cause
yellow
/
green
discharge to release from the
penis
or
vagina
Gonorrhoea was originally treated with
penicillin
but strains of the bacteria have become
resistant
to it
To prevent the spread people are treated with
antibiotics
To prevent or reduce spread:
Be
hygienic
vaccination
isolation
destroying the
vectors