Transcript Measles
Measles a Virus that causes disease Yuka and Audrey Measles is caused by a virus in the paramyxovirus family http://www.medicalook.com/Infectiou s_diseases/Measles.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:M easles_virus.JPG How many people get it? In 2008, there were 164 000 measles deaths globally – nearly 450 deaths every day or 18 deaths every hour. More than 20 million people are affected by measles each year How to Cure Measles: -Vitamin A supplements have been shown to reduce the number of deaths from measles by 50%. -Antibiotics (to prevent the spots becoming infected not to control the virus!) Routine measles vaccination for children, combined with mass immunization campaigns in countries with high case and death rates How does it spread? The highly contagious virus is spread by coughing and sneezing, close personal contact or direct contact with infected nasal or throat secretions. http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs286/en/ Typhus Lucian, Tim Disease causing organism Caused by the bacteria, Rickettsia Rickettsia means hazy or smoky which is the mental state of a person who is infected What does the disease causing organism do: • • • • • • • • • • • Epidemic typhus Chills Bad cough Delirium High fever (104 degrees ° F) Joint pain Low blood pressure Rashes Sensitivity to light Severe headaches Severe muscle pain Stupor • • • • • • • • • Murine typhus Abdominal pain Backache Dull red rash that begins on the middle of the body and spreads Extremely high fever (105-106 °F) Hacking, dry cough.. Headaches Joint pain Nausea Vomiting How does it spread It only affects humans It is transmitted through ingestion of food or water containing the feces of an infected person How its cured Oral rehydration therapy Common Antibiotics such as:ampicillin, chloramphenicol, trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole, Amoxicillin Number of infections per year 21 million cases world wide 200,000 deaths world wide HIV Toni and Tara HIV in Humans How many people suffer from the disease? How is it medically cured or controlled? Education – Educate people on the general knowledge of the disease Sexual transmission – Prevention with condoms Transmission through blood – Prevention with using clean needles The Different classes of HIV drug treatments. Chicken Pox (vaciella zoster virus) Chicken Pox (Vaciella Zoster Virus) Chicken pox is a highly contagious illness caused by a primary infection with Vaciella Zoster Virus. It usually starts with a vesicular skin rash, mainly on the Body and the head. Chicken Pox (Vaciella Zoster Virus) Chicken pox is an airborne disease spread easily through coughing or sneezing of Ill individuals or through direct contact with secretions from the rash. A person with Chicken pox is infectious one to two days before the rash appears. It takes from 10- 21 days after contact with an infected person for someone to develop the virus. Chicken Pox ( Varciella Zoster Virus) Prevention Hygiene measures Vaccine A Varciella vaccine was first developed by Michiaki Takashi in 1974 derived from an Oka strain. It’s been available in the U.S. Chicken Pox Varciella Zoster Chicken Pox is a very contagious viral disease and affects 4000-9000 people a year Malaria Mahek Tulsiani and Rabia Shakeel General Information A protozoan disease Spread through mosquitoes Multiply inside red blood cells, which thus break open in 48-72 hours, infecting more blood cells http://www.smeds.org/7th%20Malaria/Russ/img0.jpg Symptoms include anemia, bloody stools, chills, coma, convulsion, fever, Jaundice, muscle pain, nausea, sweating and vomiting http://www.broadinstitute.org/files/ne ws/stories/full/20061210_malaria.jpg How it can be cured or avoided Mosquito nets Getting rid of stagnant water Mosquito repellants Pesticide Curing medications such as Chloroquine or Mefloquine Athlete’s foot Emi, Sae Images http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/staticfi les/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Photography/Images/PO D/a/athletes-foot-fungus-522312-sw.jpg http://www.athletefootfungus.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/08/Athlete-Foot-Fungus.jpg Number of people infected “Statistics show that almost 70 to 80 percent of the world's population has experienced athlete's foot at one point of their lives. This is because it can easily be acquired by direct contact with the things or person who has been infected with the fungi.” Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/375431 How can we cure this disease? Practicing good hygiene Keeping foot dry Putting vinegar on foot Corn starch Tea tree oil Anti-fungal cream http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_EFKRWMoBfU/TAY9OKG7TrI/AAAAAAAAAno/jOT2uxgbNtw/s1600/007.JP G How does it spread? By sharing footwear By sharing towel with an infected person http://athletesfootcure.co.uk/wpcontent/uploads/2010/10/WhatCauses-Athletes-Foot.png