Write the name of the disease, causative organism, mode of transmission, organ affected and symptoms (if any) of the following diseases:-
Syphilis, typhoid, jaundice, malaria, Japanese Encephalitis and inflammation.
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Please find below the answer:
Disease and incubation period | Causative organism | Symptoms | Diagnosis and transmission | Prevention and control |
Jaundice | Hepatitis virus | Headache, joint pains and dark yellow urine. | Spread through consuming food and water contaminated with hepatitis virus. Urinalysis is a way of diagnosing it. | Medications and changes in lifestyle. |
Malaria | Plasmodium | Headache, nausea, fever, muscle pain | Bite by infected female Anopheles mosquito | Anti-malarial drug (Quinine) |
Japanese Encephalitis | Virus belonging to the family Flaviviridae | Serious inflammation of the brain, which may lead to permanent brain damage, and cause a high mortality rate | Transmission by mosquito | Can be prevented by using protective clothing,bed nets, repellents . The other way to prevent is by getting vaccinated |
Typhoid (1-3 weeks) | Salmonella typhi | Fever, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, headache | Faecal contamination of food and water | Antibiotics such as ampicillin and chloramphenicol, DPT vaccine |
Syphilis (14 -28 days) | Treponema pallidum | Pinhead or pea-sized sores with red centre around sex organs | Through sexual contact with an infected person | Avoiding sexual contact with infected person, penicillin injection |
Please specify which kind of inflammation are you asking for because it could be due to virus, bacteria or any other pathogen.
Hope this helps you.
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