Question

Answer the following:​

(ii) Name any two viral diseases, write their symptoms and preventive measures.

Answer 1

(i) Chicken pox
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Symptoms: Itchy skin rashes that form fluid-filled blisters or bumps, scab formation after the breaking of blisters, headache, fever, weakness, stomach-ache.​

Preventive measures: The best way to prevent chickenpox is to get the Varicella vaccine and by maintaining safe distance from the patient.​

(ii) Hepatitis A​

Symptoms: Fever, fatigue, diarrhoea, loss of appetite, appearance of rashes on the body, dark yellow coloured urine.​

Preventive measures: It can be prevented by hepatitis vaccination and consumption of clean food and water.