Diseases

• Ebola

  • virus
  • exchanging bodily fluids
  • Haemorrhagic fever (fever with bleeding)
  • Isolate infected individuals + sterilise areas
• Stomach ulcers:

  • Helicobacter bacteria
  • oral transmission
  • stomach pain + Nausea + Vomitting
  • clean water supplies + hygenic living conditions
• Tuberculosis:

  • bacterium
  • Airborne droplets ( e.g. cough, sneeze)
  • coughing + lung damage
  • infected people should: avoid crowd, sleep alone, ventilate homes
• Chlorea:

  • Bacterium
  • contaminated water sources
  • Diarrhoea
  • clean water supplies
• Malaria:

  • Protist
  • Mosquito vector
  • damage to red blood cells, damage to liver
  • Mosquito nets, insect repellent
• Chalara ash dieback:

  • Fungus
  • Wind + transfer of diseased trees
  • Leaf loss + Bark lesions (wound)
  • removed infected ash tress + restrict imports
• Chlamydia (STI):

  • bacterium
  • sexual contact include genital contact
  • none + infertility
  • wear a condom + screen individual + avoid sexual contact
• HIV (STI):

  • Virus
  • Exchanging bodily fluids (e.g. blood, semen)
  • kills white blood cell = reduce immune respond = AIDs = vulnerable to other infection
  • wear condom + taken medication + avoid sharing needles + screen individual