Communicable Diseases
Virus spread by direct contact and is airborne.
Symptoms: sneezing, sore throat, runny nose.
Treatment: rest and liquids.
What is a common cold?
A disease that is spread from one living organism to another or through the environment.
What is a communicable disease?
Pain and loss of movement in joints.
Involves degrees of difficulty in communicating with others and sensory overload.
What is autism?
Pain in testes, infertility; Chronic pelvic pain, infertility.
What is Gonorrhea?
Virus spread by direct contact, airborne
Symptoms: High fever, fatigue, headache,muscle ache, coughing
Treatment: Antiviral medicine, rest and liquids, vaccine
What is Influenza?
An infection of the lungs in which the air sacs fill with pus and other liquids.
What is Pneumonia?
Frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss, changes in vision, tingling in hands/feet, fatigue, slow healing, and has two types.
Causes involuntary physical and vocal “tics."
What is Tourette's Syndrome?
Serious damage to internal organs(brain, heart, nerves).
What is Syphilis?
Limit time outside at dawn/dusk, wear long pants & sleeves, use insect repellent.
What is protect from vectors?
A global outbreak of an infectious disease.
What is a pandemic?
Involves difficulty with reading and spelling.
What is dyslexia?
Cervical cancer.
Do this before you eat, after you use the bathroom, after handling pets, before & after contact use, before & after make-up, after touching infected object, after sneezing or coughing.
What is washing your hands?
Individual show no symptoms or the symptoms are mild and disappear after the onset of the infection.
What is asymptomatic?
Cells reproduce rapidly and uncontrollably→Buildup becomes a tumor.
What is Cancer?
Involves challenges with numbers.
What is dyscalculia?
Inflammation of urethra; Inflammation of cervix, damage to fallopian tubes, chronic pelvic pain, infertility.
What is clamydia?
Ways to get contaminated: touching, kissing, biting, punctures, childbirth, animal bites/scratches.
What is direct contamination?
An acute injury in which blood flow to the brain is interrupted.
What is a stroke?
1 and 3 deaths are due to this disease?
What is Cardiovascular disease?
Manifests as inattention, distractibility and impulsivity.
What is ADHD?
Psychological distress; Infection in babies born.
What is Genital Herpes?