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Title: TREATMENT OF DISEASES
Description: EDEXCEL Pearsons BTEC Level 3 Applied Sciences Notes PASS, MERIT, DISTINCTION.

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Cost-effective:
Are very affordable on any
budget, even if you lack
health insurance
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FAIRLY USEFUL

Anti – malarial drugs

Safe, effective in all areas
worldwide, resistance is rare

Expensive
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FAIRLY USEFUL

Blood transfusions

A lot of bleeding can lead to a
seriously low hemoglobin
level and cause damage to
body organs due to a lack of
oxygen
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FAIRLY USEFUL

Polio Vaccine

Ease of Administration
Low cost

Can cause Paralysis

VERY USEFUL

Heart Transplants

Increased strength,
energy,
and stamina
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Atripla can harm kidneys
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The medicine is used mainly to treat bacterial infections and can also be used to prevent
them from happening
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In nature by soil bacteria and fungi is where they are made
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It is also extremely important you
finish the length of time of time you have been told by a doctor to take a germ-killing substance, as bacteria
can become resistant to the antibiotics if stop taking the antibiotic
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Penicillin is used to treat skin, chest, and urinary
area infections
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This usually happens as a result of
natural selection
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Those cells will survive and reproduce, producing more bacteria that is not affected by the
antibiotic
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To slow down or prevent development of other strains of resistant bacteria, it is
necessary to complete the full course of using antibiotic drugs
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This usually happens as a result of natural
selection
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Those cells will survive and reproduce, producing more bacteria that is not affected by the antibiotic
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To slow down or prevent development of other strains of resistant bacteria, it is necessary
to complete the full course of using antibiotics
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The polio vaccination campaign


What is the polio eradication campaign?

The polio eradication campaign is a public – private partnership led by national governments and is led by
WHO, CDC, and UNICEF
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How does it intend to achieve its aims?

They intend on achieving this goal by reaching every child with polio and ensuring they get the vaccine and
ensuring the world becomes a polio – free world for future generations
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And
as a result, polio is able to spread more easily to infect children in other countries with less than
adequate vaccination
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The world?

The world will be free of the polio disease
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Why is it difficult to eradicate TB?

TB is difficult to eradicate because of the ineffectiveness of BCG in different parts of the world
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What are the different reasons that make curing TB difficult?

There are two main reasons why TB is a difficult to treat
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Title: TREATMENT OF DISEASES
Description: EDEXCEL Pearsons BTEC Level 3 Applied Sciences Notes PASS, MERIT, DISTINCTION.