Tabulate5 infectious disease its causativeorganism,modeof spreading and symptoms.

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Some of the communicable diseases, their causative organisms, their transmission and control measures are listed below:

Diseases

Causative organisms

Symptoms

Transmission

Control and prevention

Tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosis Weight loss, cough, fever, chest pain, breathlessness, blood-containing sputum Droplet infection BCG vaccine, antibiotics such as streptomycin; quarantining the patient

Diphtheria Corynebacterium diphtheriae Sore throat, skin ulcers Droplet infection DPT vaccine; quarantining the patient; antitoxins, antibiotic prophylaxis

Whooping cough (pertussis) Bordetella pertussis Severe cough with whooping sound, vomiting Droplet infection DPT vaccine

Tetanus Clostridium tetani Muscular spasms of the mouth and neck regions, convulsions, death due to lack of oxygen Cuts and open wounds in the skin DPT vaccine, Tetanus Toxoid injection

Cholera Vibrio cholerae Inflammation of the gut, severe diarrhoea, abdominal pain characterised by rice-water stools Faecal contamination of water and food Antibiotics such as tetracycline and chloramphenicol; clean water supply, properly disposing wastes

Typhoid Salmonella typhi Fever, abdominal pain, diarrhoea, vomiting, headache Faecal contamination of food and water Antibiotics such as ampicillin and chloramphenicol

Syphilis Treponema pallidum Pinhead or pea-sized sores with red centre around the sex organs Sexual contact with infected person Penicillin injection; avoiding sexual contact with infected person

Gonorrhoea Neisseria gonorrhoeae Burning sensation during urination, feeling of ill health, fever, headache Sexual contact with infected person Antibiotics such as penicillin and streptomycin; avoiding sexual contact with infected person

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