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Question
What are the causes and symptoms of malaria, chicken pox and tuberculosis? How can these diseases be prevented?
Solution
|
Disease |
Causative agent |
Symptoms |
Prevention |
|
Malaria |
Protozoan, Plasmodium |
Chills, high fever, profuse sweating, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, fatigue and body pain |
Destruction of mosquitoes at all stages and avoid mosquito bites by using mosquito nets or repellents |
|
Chicken pox |
Virus, Varicella zoster |
Highly irritating rashes near the chest and back, gradually spreading to the arms, legs, face and head |
Active immunisation by administering live attenuated vaccine containing Varicella |
|
Tuberculosis |
Bacterium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Persistent cough, afternoon fever, bloody mucus, loss of weight, fatigue and chest pain |
BCG vaccination and isolation of the patient |
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