Diseases

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What are microorganisms?

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Tiny living things such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Some cause diseases, others are useful.

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Name two diseases caused by viruses.

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Flu and chickenpox.

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Name two diseases caused by bacteria.

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Salmonella and cholera

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How do fungi cause disease?

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Some fungi cause infections like athlete's foot

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What are vectors in disease?

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Animals that carry and spread diseases from one host to another.

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Give an example of a vector-borne disease.

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Malaria, spread by mosquitoes

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How can we prevent vector-borne diseases?

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Using mosquito nets, insect repellent, spraying insect breeding areas, and keeping the environment clean.

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How do diseases spread from person to person?

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Through coughing, sneezing, touching, contaminated food or water, and insect bites.

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What are some general ways to prevent the spread of diseases?

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Washing hands, covering the mouth when coughing, clean water, good sanitation, and vaccines.

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What is a vaccine?

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A medicine that protects us from diseases by training our body to fight germs.