Objective: Part A

Distinguish among pathogenic, deficiency, hereditary, and physiological

diseases, including examples.

Pathogenic Diseases

What are pathogenic Diseases?

Pathogenic diseases also known as infectious or communicable diseases are

caused by pathogens (organisms that cause disease) and can be passed
from one person to another and include sexually transmitted infections
(STIs), air-borne diseases, water-borne diseases, food-borne diseases, and
vector-borne diseases.

Examples of pathogenic diseases

Disease Causative Method of Signs Symptoms Prevention

Agent transmission and
control
measures

Cholera Bacterium Contaminated Severe Muscle Cholera

– Vibrio water watery Cramps vaccination
cholera Diarrhoea
Stomach Treat with
Vomiting pain antibiotics

Dark- Thirst Chlorination

of
colored
drinking
urine water
Typhoid Bacterium Contaminated Fever Diarrhoea Typhoid
– water and vaccination
Salmonella food Rash Stomach
typhi pain Treat with
Diarrhoea antibiotics
Headache
Chlorination
of
Loss of
drinking
appetite water

Weakness Wash
fruits
and
vegetables
thoroughly

Deficiency Diseases

Any disease resulting from a dietary deficiency of minerals, vitamin or

essential nutrients such as proteins and carbohydrates.

Example

Disease Lack of Symptoms Can be treated

by

Anemia Enough healthy Fatigue. Iron supplements

red blood cells to
carry oxygen to Weakness. Eating foods
the body's that contain iron
 organs. Pale or yellowish
skin.
Iron
Irregular
heartbeats.

Shortness of
breath.

Dizziness or
lightheadedness.

Chest pain.

Cold hands and

feet.

Scurvy vitamin C severe joint or Eating foods

leg pain that contain
vitamin c
swollen, bleeding
gums Vitamin c
supplements
skin that bruises
easily