
4 Kenji REVIEW PE HEALTH8 Communicable Diseases
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These are single-celled microorganisms that rapidly multiply.
These are the smallest of all pathogens
Can be passed on from airborne droplets from the sneeze of a person infected with viruses
Primarily a respiratory illness, it is accompanied by symptoms such as headache, fatigue, body ache and fever.
A disease caused by a virus that inflames the liver.
Usually affect young children with symptoms such as itchy rashes and high fever
A milder version of measles which is transmitted through inhalation. It can be dangerous to the pregnant woman and her unborn baby.
A highly contagious viral infection that affects the large salivary glands located below the ears.
These are diseases than can be transmitted through sexual contact.
A type of hepatitis than can be passed on by taking food and water contaminated with human excrement of an infected person
A type of hepatitis that can be transmitted through the exchange of body fluids during sexual intercourse, intravenous drug use, and pregnancy.
A type of hepatitis that when left untreated can lead to more serious complications such as cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure.
They are relatively small, narrow and white-colored worms that affect human intestines.
They can be found in both animals and humans caused by eating undercooked meat from infected animals.
They are tiny, wingless, parasitic insects that live on the scalp of humans.
Caused by yeasts such as Candida albicans .
Caused by Tinea pedis fungus which results in itching, peeling, blistering, redness and sores on the infected foot.
This fungus lives in warm and moist areas such as genitals, buttocks, or inner thighs.
Caused by Tinea corporis that causes patches of red, raised and scaly skin sores.