Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Diseases

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

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