6.3 Diseases (Symptoms & Control)

Bacterial Diseases

Disease Symptoms Control
Cholera Watery diarrhea, vomiting, dehydration Clean water, cooked food, hand washing
Typhoid Fever, headache, abdominal pain Clean water, cooked food, vaccination
Tuberculosis Cough, fever, weight loss Vaccination, avoid contact, antibiotics

Viral Diseases

Disease Symptoms Control
AIDS Weakened immune system, weight loss, fever Condoms, avoid infected blood, antiretroviral drugs
Chickenpox Itchy rash, fever, headache Vaccination, avoid contact
Hepatitis Jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain Vaccination, avoid infected blood, safe sex

Protozoan Diseases

Disease Symptoms Control
Malaria Fever, chills, sweating Mosquito nets, protective clothing, antimalarial drugs
Amoebic Dysentery Bloody diarrhea, abdominal pain, fever Clean water, cooked food, hand washing
Sleeping Sickness Fever, headache, confusion Avoid tsetse fly bites, medication

Helminthic Diseases

Disease Symptoms Control
Ascariasis Abdominal pain, vomiting, diarrhea Hand washing, cooked food, medication
Taeniasis Abdominal pain, nausea, weight loss Cooked meat, medication
Filariasis Swelling of limbs, fever, chills Mosquito nets, protective clothing, medication