Common diseases,

their causes and

prevention
Anemia
Anemia is a condition in
which you don't have
enough healthy red
blood cells to carry
adequate oxygen to the
body's tissues.
Health Tip: Help Prevent Anemia.
Eat plenty of iron-rich foods, such as tofu, green and
leafy vegetables, lean red meat, lentils, beans and iron-
fortified cereals and breads. Eat and drink vitamin C-rich
foods and drinks. Avoid drinking tea or coffee with your
meals, as they can affect iron absorption.
Chicken pox
Chickenpox is caused by a
virus called varicella zoster.
People become infected after
being in contact with an
infected child or adult.

The best way to prevent chickenpox is to get

the chickenpox vaccine. Everyone – including children,
adolescents, and adults – should get two doses of chickenpox
vaccine if they have never had chickenpox or were never
vaccinated. Chickenpox vaccine is very safe and effective
at preventing the disease.
Diphtheria
A type of bacteria
called Corynebacterium .

The Germs can affect the

Nose and throat.

 Drink only pasteurizes milk

 Avoid crowds and contact with person
 Avoid Utensils, beddings and clothing used by an
infected person
 Filariasis
Filariasis is a parasitic
disease caused by an
infection with roundworms
of the Filarioidea type.
These are spread by blood-
feeding diptera such as
black flies and mosquitoes.
Avoidance of mosquito bites through personal protection measures
or community-level vector control is the best option to prevent
lymphatic filariasis. Periodic examination of blood for infection
and initiation of recommended treatment are also likely to prevent
clinical manifestations.
Goiter
Although a lack of dietary iodine is
the main cause of goiters in many parts
of the world, this is not often the case in
countries where iodine is routinely
added to table salt and other foods.
Graves' disease. A goiter can sometimes
occur when your thyroid gland
produces too much thyroid hormone
(hyperthyroidism).

 Daily intake of food rich in iodine

 Regular use of iodized salt.
Influenza
The flu is caused by influenza
viruses that infect the nose,
throat, and lungs. These viruses
spread when people
with flu cough, sneeze or talk,
sending droplets with the virus
into the air and potentially into
the mouths or noses of people
who are nearby.
 Avoid contact with sick person
 avoid crowds
 Avoid over fatigue
 Take plenty of water
Malaria
is a life-threatening disease caused
by parasites that are transmitted to
people through the bites of infected
female Anopheles mosquitoes. It is
preventable and curable.

 Awareness of risk – find out whether you're at risk of

getting malaria.
 Bite prevention – avoid mosquito bites by using insect
repellent, covering your arms and legs, and using a
mosquito net.
Measles
is caused by infection with the
rubeola virus. The virus lives in
the mucus of the nose and throat
of an infected child or adult.

 Avoid contact with sick person

 Avoid using articles used by persons
sick with measles
 Immunization
 Proper nutrition
Tuberculosis (TB)
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by a type
of bacterium called
Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It's
spread when a person with
active TB disease in their lungs coughs
or sneezes and someone else inhales the
expelled droplets, which
contain TB bacteria.

 That's the best way to avoid infecting others with the TB bacteria. Separate yourself
from your family or roommates. Always use a tissue when you cough or sneeze, and
then throw it away in a closed plastic bag.
Whooping Cough
is a serious respiratory infection
that can be deadly for infants and
young children.
It causes uncontrollable coughing
and difficulty breathing.

 Wash your hands. Hand hygiene is a universal recommendation

 Cover your nose and mouth when coughing or sneezing. Encourage children
to do the same.
 Good Health habit
 Be always physical fit