Table 2.1 Diseases Caused By Micro-organisms PDF

Table 2.1 Diseases caused by Micro-organisms | Disease | Cause | Method of spread | Symptoms | Prevention...

Table 2.1 Diseases caused by Micro-organisms | Disease | Cause | Method of spread | Symptoms | Prevention | | ----------------- | ---------------------------------------- | ------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Cholera | Bacterium: Vibrio cholerae | Contaminated water or food | Severe diarrhoea, dehydration, vomiting, abdominal pains | Vaccination | | Tuberculosis (TB) | Bacterium: Mycobacterium tuberculosis | Droplet infection | Persistent cough, fever, fatigue, weight loss, blood in sputum | BCG vaccination | | Typhoid | Bacterium: Salmonella typhi | Contaminated water or food | High fever, acute headache, constipation, dry cough | Anti-typhoid inoculation | | Gastroenteritis | Many viruses and bacteria | Mainly food-borne | Diarrhoea and vomiting within hours of eating an infected meal | No vaccine; antibiotics can be taken for bacterial infections | | Common cold | Many viruses | Droplet infection | Fever, headache, runny nose, sneezing and coughing | No vaccine; avoid crowded places; cover nose and mouth when coughing and sneezing | | Poliomyelitis (polio) | Polio virus | Through human faeces | Fever, headache, destruction of nerve cells causing stiffness, paralysis is and muscle wastage | Polio vaccine by mouth and injection | | Malaria | Protozoa: Plasmodium species | Through infected mosquitoes | Recurring chills and fever | Check breeding of mosquitoes | | Ringworm | Fungus | Transmitted to humans from pets or livestock, or from infected bedding | Itchy ring-shaped patches | Maintain hygiene, infection can be treated with antifungal medication |