What Human Conditions are

Caused by Microorganisms?
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 Vaccine
 Immune system
 Risk factor

Diseases Symptom
Cholera Diarrhea, Nausea and vomiting,
Dehydration
Pneumonia Cough, fever, shortness of breath,
Nausea, vomiting, chest pain
Tuberculosi Coughing that lasts three or more
s weeks. Coughing up blood.
Chest pain, or pain with breathing
or coughing. Unintentional weight
loss, Fatigue, Fever
Typhoid Fever, Headache.
Weakness and fatigue.
Muscle aches. Sweating.
Dry cough. Loss of appetite and
weight loss, Abdominal pain.
Diseases Caused By Bacteria
Mode of prevention Risk factor/At Risk Distribution
transmissi
on
Water/food Drink only safe water, Wash Typical at-risk areas include peri- occurs mainly in low-income
your hands with soap and urban slums, and camps for internally countries
water frequently, Eat food displaced persons or refugees
that's completely cooked and
hot 
Air borne Get Vaccinated Common in young children, but older Highest-South-East Asia,  Africa,
droplets of Wash Your Hands adults are at greatest risk of serious  Eastern Mediterranean and Lowest-
sneeze No smoking illness and death. Western Pacific, the Americas and
Good health habits, European Regions.
Air Stay home, Ventilate the People with weakened immune Highest- South-East Asian region,
room, Cover your mouth, system, Poverty, Tobacco use African region, Western Pacific
Wear a mask
Water , Wash your hands, Avoid children are at greatest risk. High risk-south-central Asia,
drinking untreated water, southeast Asia, and possibly southern
Avoid raw fruits and Africa
vegetables, Choose hot foods,
get vaccinated
 Diseases Caused By Virus

Diseases Symptom Mode of prevention Risk factor/At Risk Distribution

transmission

Chicken Fever, itchy blister rash  Air/contact Get vaccinated. People whose immune systems Worldwide
Pox Loss of appetite Headache, Recommended for-Young children, are weakened, Newborns and
Tiredness, Unvaccinated older children, infants, Adolescents and adults
Unvaccinated adults who've never had
chickenpox and are at high risk of
exposure.

Cold, Fever or feeling
influenza feverish/chills. Cough, sore
(flu) and throat, runny or stuffy
most nose, muscle or body
cough aches, headaches, fatigue
(tiredness)
some people may have
vomiting and diarrhea
Dengue Headache, muscle, bone
fever and joint pain, nausea,
vomiting.
Pain behind the eyes.
Swollen glands, fever, rash.
Air borne Get Vaccinated people 65 years and older, people All over the
droplets of Avoid close contact with people who are of any age with certain chronic world
sneeze sick, Cover coughs and sneezes, wash medical conditions, pregnant
your hand, women and children younger
than 5 years
Female Aedes Use mosquito repellent, bed netting, Being in tropical and subtropical Southeast Asia,
mosquito Reduce mosquito habitat. areas increases the risk of the western
exposure to the virus Pacific islands,
that causes dengue fever. People Latin America
who have prior infection with a and the
dengue fever virus Caribbean.
 Diseases Caused By Virus

Disease Symptom Mode of prevention Risk factor/At Distribution

s transmissi Risk
on
Measles a runny or blocked nose, sneezing, Air Avoid contact with infected Risk factor-Being All over the world
watery eyes, swollen eyelids sore, red person, get vaccinated unvaccinated, Having
eyes that may be sensitive to light. a vitamin A deficiency
high fever, small greyish-white spots Unvaccinated young
in the mouth, aches and pains. children are at the
highest risk.
Zika a rash, itching all over the body, a Aedes Use mosquito repellent, bed Adult women and Zika virus occurs in
high temperature, a headache, joint mosquitoes netting, Reduce mosquito men. tropical areas with large
pain, habitat. mosquito populations, and
muscle pain, conjunctivitis, lower is known to circulate in
back pain. Africa, the Americas,
Southern Asia and Western
Pacific. 
Ebola Fever, aches and pains, such as Animal to avoid contact with sick person Adult and old people Pacific region, South and
severe headache, muscle and joint man (who is already infected), avoid are at high risk Central America, the
pain, and abdominal (stomach) pain, contact with the raw meat of an Caribbean, Africa, and
weakness and fatigue, unknown source, get parts of south and
diarrhea and vomiting, vaccinated, Reducing the risk of southeast Asia.
Abdominal (stomach) pain. wildlife-to-human transmission 
 Diseases Caused By Protozoans

Disease Symptom Mode of Prevention Risk factor/At Distribution

s transmissio Risk
n
Malaria fever, fatigue, vomiting, Female ABCD approach to prevention, At risk-People who The highest
and headaches. In severe Anopheles which stands for: have little or no transmission is found in
cases it can cause yellow mosquito A-Awareness of risk immunity Africa South of the
skin, seizures, coma, or B-Bite prevention to malaria, such as Sahara and in parts of
death. C-Check whether you need to young children and Oceania such as Papua
take malaria prevention tablets  pregnant women or New Guinea.
D-Diagnosis travelers coming
from areas with
no malaria, 
 Diseases Caused By Fungi

Diseases Symptom Mode of prevention Risk factor/At Risk Distribution

transmission

Ringworm A round, flat patch Skin-skin contact Keep clean, Stay Risk factor- warm climate, Share Worldwide
of itchy skin, Slightly cool and dry, Avoid clothing, bedding or towels with
raised, expanding rings infected animal, someone who has a fungal infection,
 Don't share personal Participate in sports that feature
items. skin-to-skin contact, such as
wrestling, Have a weak immune
system
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