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Biology CBSE Live product
Class 8 (2025-26)
Health: The ultimate treasure
Preventing and controlling diseases
8.
Airborne diseases
Question:
5
m.
Determine the disease and answer the following questions
Influenza (Flu)
Measles
Chickenpox
Common Cold
Tuberculosis (TB)
is a disease caused by the
Myxovirus
Rhinovirus
Rubeola virus
Varicella-zoster virus
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (bacterium)
which mainly infects the
respiratory tract and also affects the skin
nose, throat, and lungs of the respiratory system
lungs in the respiratory tract
nose and throat.
. It is characterized by symptoms such as a
prolonged cough, chest pain, fever, weight loss, and night sweats
sudden fever, sore throat, body aches, runny nose, and tiredness
sneezing, runny nose, mild fever, sore throat, and headache
itchy blisters, fever, tiredness, and loss of appetite
high fever, red rash, runny nose, cough, and watery eyes
. Prevention can be attained through
Varicella vaccine, isolating infected patients to stop the spread
MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) vaccine, avoiding close contact with infected individuals,
BCG vaccination, covering the mouth while coughing, ensuring good ventilation,
good hygiene practices, frequent handwashing, getting adequate rest,
annual flu vaccination, frequent handwashing, wearing masks, taking adequate rest,
and maintaining proper personal hygiene.
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