Question

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?

Answer 1

Hint: 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.