Respairtory
diseasesRESPIRATORY DISEASES
CONOR BREMNER
TYPES OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES * Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome * Tuberculosis * Scarlet Fever * Q Fever * Pneumonic Plague * Pertussis * Paragonimiasis * Mucormycosis * Lassa Fever * Legionaires’disease
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS Virus)
Causes
The SARS Virus is airborne and can be propelled 90 cm, it can also be deposited on surfaces.
It was first reported in Southern China in November 2002, spread to Taiwan, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Phillipines, Thailand, South Africa and The USA. It lasted until July 2003 and it affected about 8000 people.
Symptoms
* Fever Above 38 Degrees Celsius * Myalgia (Aching Muscles) * Cough, Diarrhoea & Eventually Pneumonia * Treatment & Consequences * Mortality Rate Is 15 % & As High As 56% In Elderly * Broad Specrum Antibiotics * Antiviral Drugs & Steroids & Ventilation
Prevention
* No Sharing Of Crockery, Cutlery, Close Contact Or Conversation * Quanrantine Of Anyone In Contact With Victims * Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Causes
The bacteria is Mycobacterium Tuberculi and has been around for 3000 years. Spores are transmitted thorough droplet infection or by drinking unpasteurised milk and it cannot be transmitted from objects.
Symptoms
* Latent TB Has No Symptoms And It Is Estimated That Every Individual In Africa Has A Latent Form Of TB * Haemoptysis ( Coughing Up Of Blood) * Night Sweats & Loss Of Weight & Appetite (Anorexia)
Consequences * Is Fatal Is Untreated With Long Term Antibiotics & Multidrug Resistant TB Is Difficult To Treat & The Patients Are Kept In Confinement & Treated With Intramuscular Drugs * Once Treated Throughly, The Patient Is No Longer Contagious * It Can Manifest In Any Organ Or Structure Of The Body * Uterus, Bones, Brain Or Lungs
Prevention
* Maintain Your Optimum State Of
CONOR BREMNER
TYPES OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES * Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome * Tuberculosis * Scarlet Fever * Q Fever * Pneumonic Plague * Pertussis * Paragonimiasis * Mucormycosis * Lassa Fever * Legionaires’disease
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS Virus)
Causes
The SARS Virus is airborne and can be propelled 90 cm, it can also be deposited on surfaces.
It was first reported in Southern China in November 2002, spread to Taiwan, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, Phillipines, Thailand, South Africa and The USA. It lasted until July 2003 and it affected about 8000 people.
Symptoms
* Fever Above 38 Degrees Celsius * Myalgia (Aching Muscles) * Cough, Diarrhoea & Eventually Pneumonia * Treatment & Consequences * Mortality Rate Is 15 % & As High As 56% In Elderly * Broad Specrum Antibiotics * Antiviral Drugs & Steroids & Ventilation
Prevention
* No Sharing Of Crockery, Cutlery, Close Contact Or Conversation * Quanrantine Of Anyone In Contact With Victims * Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Causes
The bacteria is Mycobacterium Tuberculi and has been around for 3000 years. Spores are transmitted thorough droplet infection or by drinking unpasteurised milk and it cannot be transmitted from objects.
Symptoms
* Latent TB Has No Symptoms And It Is Estimated That Every Individual In Africa Has A Latent Form Of TB * Haemoptysis ( Coughing Up Of Blood) * Night Sweats & Loss Of Weight & Appetite (Anorexia)
Consequences * Is Fatal Is Untreated With Long Term Antibiotics & Multidrug Resistant TB Is Difficult To Treat & The Patients Are Kept In Confinement & Treated With Intramuscular Drugs * Once Treated Throughly, The Patient Is No Longer Contagious * It Can Manifest In Any Organ Or Structure Of The Body * Uterus, Bones, Brain Or Lungs
Prevention
* Maintain Your Optimum State Of
Bibliography: : Books * 101 Illnesses you do not want to get – Michael Powell * Deadly Diseases – James Reddal Internet * http://doctors-hospitals-medical-cape-town-south-africa.blaauwberg.net/details.php?id=831 * http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lungdiseases.html * http://www.medindia.net/patients/patientinfo/respiratory_diseases.htm *