the 7 diseases

• Malaria

  Caused by a protist that is spread by mosquitoes (vectors which are unaffected)
• what are the symptoms of malaria?


  • Headaches
  • Fever
  • Aches
• Reducing malaria reproduction

  1. Draining stagnant pools of water

  2. Spraying water with insecticides or oil
• Reducing malaria transmission

  1. Using mosquito nets (prevents biting)

  2. Killing them with insecticide
• salmonella is a bacteria
• salmonella is spread by:

  • handling raw/high risk
  • eating contaminated or raw food
  • not cleaning utensils thoroughly
• symptoms of salmonella may be:

  • vomiting
  • diarrhoea
  • nausea
  • sickness
• you can prevent salmonella by:

  • washing utensils thoroughly
  • hygiene
  • cooking thoroughly
• HIV is spread through sexual contact, through the blood (possibly from mother to child) and through unsterile needles.
• HIV symptoms are fever-like
• Ways of preventing the spread of HIV may be:

  • using condoms
  • sterile needles
• Gonorrhoea is a bacteria
• HIV is a virus
• Symptoms of gonorrhoea may be pain when urinating and discoloured discharge
• A way of preventing the spread of gonorrhoea is using condoms
• gonorrhoea is spread through sexual contact
• TMV is a virus
• TMV is spread through:

  • Leaf contact
  • contaminated tools/hands
• TMV symptoms may be discoloured or dying leaves
• You can prevent the spread of TMV by removing infected leaves and cleaning tools
• Measles is a virus
• Symptoms of measles are:

  • sensitivity to light
  • rash
  • fever
  • sore throat
• Measles is spread by coughing and sneezing
• You can prevent measles by vaccination ( MMR vaccine)
• Rose black spot is a fungus
• Rose black spot is spread through insects eating leaves and water
• You can prevent the spread of rose black spot by:

  • using anti-fungal spray
  • removing infected leaves
• the symptoms of rose black spot are black spots on leaves