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| What bacteria is TB caused by? |
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Definition
| caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
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Term
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Definition
| infection is spread via air droplets released during coughing, spitting, ect |
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| What are the signs and symptoms of TB? |
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Definition
Latent TB-no signs
Active TB-
Cough
Unexplained weight loss
Fatigue
Fever
Night sweats
Chills
Loss of appetite |
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Term
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Definition
| With a daily pill regimen usually for approx 6 months. |
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Term
| Who was most signifigant in the history of TB? |
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Definition
| Robert Koch for figuring out how to isolate the bacteria. |
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Term
| Most common symptom of the plague? |
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Definition
| appearance of buboes (or gavocciolos) in the groin, the neck and armpits, which oozed pus and bled when opened |
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Term
| Bacteria that causes the Plague. |
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Definition
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| How is the plague transmitted? |
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Definition
| Plague is a disease that is transmitted from infected animals, usually by fleas, to humans. |
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| How can you help control the Plague? |
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Definition
| controlling rodents and their fleas around places where people live, work, and play is very important in preventing human disease |
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| How is the Plague treated? |
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Definition
| Antibiotic treatment should begin as soon as possible after laboratory specimens are taken |
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| How was the plague discovered? |
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Definition
| In 1894, a Swiss scientist, Alexander Yersin, discovered the bacteria that caused "Black Death". Three years later, Paul Louis Simond discovered the vector that transmitted the disease from rats to humans. |
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| How is malaria transmitted? |
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Definition
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| How do you prevent malaria? |
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Definition
Prevent mosquitoes from biting people:
Control mosquito breeding
Kill adult mosquitoes |
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Term
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Definition
fever accompanied with chill, followed by sweating
later stages-severe diarhea, severe vomiting, dehydration. Changes in behaviors(unable to walk, talk ect) |
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| What is malaria caused by? |
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Definition
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| Important people regrading Malaria. |
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Definition
| C. Laveran in 1880 was the first to identify the parasites in human blood. In 1889, R. Ross discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria |
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Term
| What is cholera caused by? |
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Definition
| A bacterium called Vibrio cholerae |
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Term
| What is the symptoms of cholera? |
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Definition
| results in a painless, watery diarrhea in humans. Some affected individuals have copious amounts of diarrhea and develop dehydration so severe it can lead to death |
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Term
| How is cholera transmitted? |
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Definition
| Most people who get the disease ingest the organisms through food or water sources contaminated with V. cholerae |
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Term
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Definition
| the Italian scientist, Filippo Pacini, gained prominence for his discovery of Vibrio cholera |
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| How do you treat cholera? |
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Definition
Replacement of lost fluids
For extreme cases antibiotics |
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