CAUSE Treatment PREVENTION

Beriberi is easily To prevent

1.Beri beri treated with beriberi, eat a
thiamine healthy, balanced
 by a vitamin B-1 deficiency, also known supplements. Your diet that includes
as thiamine deficiency. There are two doctor may foods rich in
types of the disease: wet beriberi and dry prescribe a thiamine. These
beriberi. ... In extreme cases, thiamine shot or include: beans and
wet beriberi can cause heart failure. pill. For severe legumes. seeds.
cases, a healthcare
professional will
administer
intravenous
thiamine. Your
progress will be
monitored with
follow-up blood
tests to see how
well your body is
absorbing the
vitamin
The flu drugs wash your hands
2.BIRD FLU H5N1 occurs naturally in wild waterfowl, oseltamivir often with warm
but it can spread easily to domestic (Tamiflu), water and soap,
poultry. The disease is transmitted to zanamivir especially before
humans through contact with infected (Relenza), or and after handling
bird feces, nasal secretions, or secretions peramivir food, in particular
from the mouth or eyes (Rapivab) should raw poultry.
work against bird use different
flu, although more utensils for cooked
studies are and raw meat.
needed. These make sure meat is
drugs must be cooked until
given soon after steaming hot.
symptoms appear. avoid contact with
Unfortunately, live birds and
H5N1 in humans poultry.
can be a severe
illness requiring
hospitalization,
isolation, and
intensive care.May
11, 2017
 causes malaria is neither a virus nor a Patients who have Malaria can often
3.MALARIA bacterium – it is a single-celled parasite severe malaria or be avoided using
that multiplies in red blood cells of who cannot take the ABCD
humans as well as in the mosquito oral medications approach to
intestine. should be given prevention, which
the treatment by stands for:
continuous Awareness of risk
intravenous – find out whether
infusion. Most you're at risk of
drugs used in getting malaria.
treatment are Bite prevention –
active against the avoid mosquito
parasite forms in bites by using
the blood (the insect repellent,
form that causes covering your
disease) and arms and legs, and
include: using a mosquito
Chloroquine. net.
Atovaquone-
proguanil
(Malarone®)
is a systemic autoimmune disease that Anti- It can help to keep
4.LUPUS occurs when your body's immune system inflammatories are mild lupus-related
attacks your own tissues and organs. the most common symptoms — such
Inflammation caused by lupus can affect drugs used to as fatigues, skin,
many different body systems — including treat lupus, and joint problems
your joints, skin, kidneys, blood cells, particularly — under control.
brain, heart and lungs. symptoms such as Cyclophosphamide
fever, arthritis or (Cytoxan): This is a
pleurisy, which chemotherapy
generally improve drug with
within several powerful effects
days of beginning that can reduce
treatment. For the activity of the
many people with immune system. It
lupus, an anti- can treat severe
inflammatory drug forms of lupus.
may be the only
medication they
need to control
their lupus.
Bacterial infections due to Salmonella or In most cases, Hand washing is
5.diarea Escherichia coli, among others, are also over-the-counter one of the most
common. Chronic diarrhea may be a medication can be effective ways of
symptom of a more serious condition helpful in stopping preventing the
such as irritable bowel syndrome or an occasional bout spread of viruses
inflammatory bowel disease. Frequent of diarrhea — and bacteria that
and severe diarrhea could be a sign of especially can cause
 intestinal disease or a functional bowel traveler's diarrhea, diarrhoea. You
disorder. which may result should always
from ingesting wash your hands
contaminated thoroughly after
food or water using the toilet,
while abroad. changing nappies,
Over-the-counter and before meals.
options include
Imodium
(loperamide) and
Pepto-Bismol or
Kaopectate
(bismuth
subsalicylate
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m may need to take prevention of
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type of only one or two tuberculosis
bacterium called Mycobacterium types of TB drug. A face mask worn
tuberculosis. It's spread when a person Active by someone with
with active TB disease in their lungs tuberculosis, infectious TB can
coughs or sneezes and someone else particularly if it's a help to prevent
inhales the expelled droplets, which drug-resistant the spread of M.
contain TB bacteria. strain, will require tuberculosis from
several drugs at the patient to
once. The most other people. The
common face mask can
medications used capture large wet
to treat particles near the
tuberculosis mouth and nose of
include: Isoniazid the patient,
preventing the
bacteria from
being released
into the
environment.
7.pneumonia Pneumonia is a lung disease Viral pneumonia Get a flu shot
characterized by inflammation of the caused by the flu every year to
airspaces in the lungs, most commonly can be treated prevent seasonal
due to an infection. Pneumonia may be with an antiviral influenza. The flu
caused by viral infections, bacterial medication called is a common cause
infections, or fungi; less frequently by Tamiflu of pneumonia, so
other causes. The most common (oseltamivir), but preventing the flu
bacterial type that causes pneumonia is for many other is a good way to
Streptococcus pneumoniae. viral pneumonias, prevent
your doctor can pneumonia.
only treat the Children younger
symptoms. This than 5 and adults
 means drinking 65 and older
lots of fluids, should get
eating well, vaccinated against
resting, taking pneumococcal
medication for pneumonia, a
pain or fever, and common form of
treating breathing bacterial
difficulties. pneumonia.
8.pneomonitis Repeated exposure to some molds and Treatment for The flu is a
bacteria can cause the lungs to become pneumonitis common cause of
inflamed. Specific varieties of mold- include: pneumonia, so
related pneumonitis have received Corticosteroid preventing the flu
nicknames, such as "farmer's lung" or medication: This is a good way to
"hot tub lung." Birds. Exposure to can reduce prevent
feathers or bird excrement is a common inflammation but pneumonia.
cause of pneumonitis has adverse Children younger
effects if used long than 5 and adults
term. Oxygen 65 and older
therapy, if the should get
person has vaccinated against
difficulty breathing pneumococcal
pneumonia, a
common form of
bacterial
pneumonia.
A goiter can sometimes occur when your These drugs If your goiter is
9.Goiter thyroid gland produces too much thyroid include caused by your
hormone (hyperthyroidism). In Graves' methimazole diet, these
disease, antibodies produced by your (Tapazole®) and suggestions can
immune system mistakenly attack your propylthiouracil. help: Get enough
thyroid gland, causing it to produce The doctor might iodine. To ensure
excess thyroxine. This overstimulation prescribe aspirin that you get
causes the thyroid to swell. or a corticosteroid enough iodine, use
medication if iodized salt or eat
goiter is caused by seafood or
inflammation. seaweed — sushi
Radioactive iodine is a good seaweed
treatment. This source — about
treatment, used in twice a week
cases of an
overactive thyroid
gland, involves
taking radioactive
iodine orally.
10.constipation Constipation most commonly occurs The goal of The good news is
when waste or stool moves too slowly therapy for that if you have
through the digestive tract or cannot be constipation is one mild constipation,
eliminated effectively from the rectum, bowel movement simple lifestyle
which may cause the stool to become every two to three changes can help
hard and dry. Chronic constipation has days without manage the
many possible causes straining. condition.
Treatment may Prevention tips
include foods high include: Increasing
in fiber, non- your fiber intake:
stimulant Fiber-rich foods,
laxatives, such as fruits,
stimulant vegetables and
laxatives, enemas, whole grains, all
suppositories, help improve gut
biofeedback function
training,
prescription
medications, and
surgery.

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SUBMMITED BY:JUDILYN M. NAVARRO
GRADE: 8:ROHU
SUBMMITED TO;
MELVIN BALBERDE