Cause, Symptoms, treatment, prevention
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Cholera: Vibrio Cholerae bacteria in contaminated drinking water, food cause infection in small intestine. Symptoms - Diarrhea, vomiting, fever, abdominal pain. Major cause of death world wide. Treatment - Oral and rehydration solutions
Tuberculosis : Highly infectious. Mycobacterium Tuberculosis bacteria causes this. Lungs get infected and chronic cough, fever, weight loss are the symptoms. Treatment is difficult b/c of high resistance of bacteria for antibiotics. Prevention: Bacillus calmette Guerin vaccine
Hepatitis: can be vaccine prevented.
Smallpox: can be vaccine prevented
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Scientific Terms
Acetic Acid - Vinegar - Yeast is used to make it.
Fermentation: Process of converting sugar into alcohol by yeast - Louis pasteur discovered.
Antibiotics - Medicine that stops the growth or kills disease causing microorganisms. Many antibiotics are created using bacteria or fungi. Eg: Tetracyclene, Erythromycine, streptomycin etc. But these are not effective against flu, cold which are caused by viruses.
Medicine Vs Vaccine: Vaccine prevents the disease while Medicine cures the disease.
Fermentation: Process of converting sugar into alcohol by yeast - Louis pasteur discovered.
Antibiotics - Medicine that stops the growth or kills disease causing microorganisms. Many antibiotics are created using bacteria or fungi. Eg: Tetracyclene, Erythromycine, streptomycin etc. But these are not effective against flu, cold which are caused by viruses.
Medicine Vs Vaccine: Vaccine prevents the disease while Medicine cures the disease.
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