Prevention and Treatment of Diseases Caused by Microorganisms

Prevention and Treatment of Diseases Caused by Microorganisms

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Prevention and Treatment of Diseases Caused by Microorganisms

Aseptic technique

To prevent infections caused by pathogens and to remove existing pathogen

Examples of Aseptic Technique

Sterilization

The process of killing or eliminating microorganisms from an object or a particular surrounding

Method of Sterilisation

Methods of treating infectious diseases

Disease	Caused by	Treated with
Pneumonia	Bacterium	Antibiotic
Athlete's foot	Fungi	Antifungal
Shingles	Virus	Antiviral

Harmful microorganisms

Caused by	Example
Bacteria	Tuberculosis Cholera Gonorrhoea Syphilis Tooth decay
Virus	Common cold Dengue fever Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Fungi	Tinea
Protozoa	Malaria

Prevention and Treatment of Diseases Caused by Microorganisms

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Prevention and Treatment of Diseases Caused by Microorganisms

Aseptic technique

To prevent infections caused by pathogens and to remove existing pathogen

Examples of Aseptic Technique

Sterilization

The process of killing or eliminating microorganisms from an object or a particular surrounding

Method of Sterilisation

Methods of treating infectious diseases

Disease	Caused by	Treated with
Pneumonia	Bacterium	Antibiotic
Athlete's foot	Fungi	Antifungal
Shingles	Virus	Antiviral

Harmful microorganisms

Caused by	Example
Bacteria	Tuberculosis Cholera Gonorrhoea Syphilis Tooth decay
Virus	Common cold Dengue fever Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
Fungi	Tinea
Protozoa	Malaria