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Question: Give the chart representing all diseases which are in the Human health and diseases chapter and writ...
Give the chart representing all diseases which are in the Human health and diseases chapter and write it’s remedies, causes and symptoms and definition?
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Organisms causing diseases are called pathogens. Pathogens cause harm in the host body by living inside them. Pathogens adapt themselves to life within the environment of the host. They live on them.
Complete answer:
| Protozoal Disease | Pathogen/cause | Symptoms | Remedies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amoebiasis | Entamoeba histolytica | Parasite in large intestineConstipation, abdominal pain and crampsStools with excess mucus and blood clotsHouseflies act as mechanical carriersSpread by contaminated food and water | SelfcareMedications with antibiotics |
| Helminthic disease | Cause | Symptoms | Remedies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascariasis | Ascaris( common roundworm) | Intestinal parasiteInternal bleeding, muscular pain, fever, anemia, blockage of intestinal passageEggs of parasite excreted along with faeces of infected person which contaminated soil etc | Drugs Home remedies |
| Elephantiasis | Wuchereria(W. bancrofti and W. malayi)( Filarial worm) | Slowly developing chronic inflammation of organsGenital organs are also affectedTransmitted by female mosquitoes | Antibiotics and anti-parasitics- A drug taken yearly can kill the parasite( di-ethylcarbamzaine) or DEC |
| Fungal disease | Cause | Symptoms | Remedies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ringworms | MicrosporumTrichophyton &Epidermophyton; | One of most commonAppearance of dry, scaly lesions on various parts of bodyHeat and moisture allow fungi to growGenerally acquired from soil | Self care and anti-fungalsHome remedies can cure it |
| Bacterial Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Remedies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Typhoid | Salmonella typhi | Enters small intestine by contaminated food and waterWeakness, constipation, stomach painHeadacheWidal testDeath also | Treatment consist of fluids and antibiotics- |
| Pneumonia | Streptococcus pneumoniaeHaemophilus influenzae | Droplet or aerosol infectionInfects alveoli of lungsFever with chills, cough and headacheLips and nails turn grey | Antibiotics- vaccines- supportive care like oral rehydration therapy and iv fluids |
| Viral Disease | Cause | Symptoms | Remedies |
|---|---|---|---|
| Common cold | Rhinovirus( group of virus) | One of most infectious human ailmentsTransmits by droplet resulting from cough, sneezeInfect nose and respiratory passage but the lungsLast for 3-7 daysNasal congestion | Self care like nasal washingMedications |
Note: Dysentery, plague, diphtheria are the other common bacterial diseases in man. Malaria is also a protozoan disease caused by Plasmodium in which plasmodium falciparum is the most serious one and can be fatal.