Question

difference between malaria, tuberculosis,polio, dengue... based on pathogen, means of spread, treatment, diagnosis .​

Answer 1

Answer:

Malaria-

▪︎causative organism: plasmodium (protozoa)

▪︎means of spreading: being bitten by an infective female Anopheles mosquito. Only Anopheles mosquitoes can transmit malaria.

▪︎diagnosis: wound not healing (decreases in platelets count i.e thrombocytopenia), common symptoms are chills, fever and sweating, usually occurring a few weeks after being bitten.

▪︎treatment: take protective antimalarial drugs before, during and after the trip,

if contacted with the disease, Artemisinin-based combination therapies (ACTs), Chloroquine phosphate treatments reccomended.

Tuberculosis-

▪︎causative organism: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bacteria)

▪︎means of spreading: TB bacteria are spread through the air from one person diseased to another healthy person. Unsuitable environment with contaminated/polluted breathing air can also cause the same.

▪︎diagnosis: coughing prolonged (more than 2weeks), checking of the mucus of the contaminated person to confirm the presence of the virus.

▪︎treatment: vaccination as precaution, Direct Observatory Treatment (DOTs) when actually infected with.

Polio-

▪︎causetive organism: Poliovirus (virus)

▪︎means of spreading: when the stool of an infected person is introduced into the mouth of another person through contaminated water or food (fecal-oral transmission)

▪︎diagnosis: neck and back stiffness, abnormal reflexes, and difficulty swallowing and breathing.

▪︎treatment- polio vaccine

Dengue

▪︎causative organism: any one of four types of dengue viruses (virus)

▪︎means of spreading: dengue viruses are spread to people through the bites of infected Aedes species mosquitoes.

▪︎diagnosis: include high fever, headache, night chills, fatigue, and muscle and joint pain. In severe cases there is serious bleeding and shock, which can be life threatening.

▪︎treatment: no specific treatment, however measures taken for recovery includes fluids and pain relievers. Severe cases require hospital care.

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