AY Honors/Prevention of Tropical Diseases/Answer Key

1

Answer the following questions:

1a

What are tropical diseases?

1b

List at least five common tropical diseases in your region.

2

Research and explain the following diseases, including: transmission, signs and symptoms, treatment, how to prevent and combat them:

2a

Malaria

2b

Yellow fever

2c

Leishmaniasis

2d

Dengue

2e

Chagas disease

3

Explain how to remove the following deposits of accumulated water, avoiding the proliferation of mosquitoes:

3a

Tires

3b

Bottles

3c

Animal feeders

3d

Water tanks

3e

Bromeliads or plants that accumulate water

3f

Flower pots

3g

Tubs

3h

Gutters

3i

Lids, cans and small disposable bowls

3j

External refrigerator tray

4

Complete the following tasks:

4a

Participate, together with your club, unit, or school, in a campaign against dengue in your neighborhood.

4b

Collect containers that can accumulate water in plazas and streets in your community, and eliminate them correctly.

4c

Acquire informational brochures about the main tropical diseases and distribute them in your neighborhood or school.

4d

Correctly eliminate the trash in your home for a week.

4e

Help an elderly person in your neighborhood free from deposits that accumulate water, carrying out the following tasks:

4ei

Teach how to maintain the home free from possible focus point for mosquitoes.

4eii

Inform about care and symptoms of the researched diseases.

4eiii

Clean the home, collect and eliminate unusable deposits.

5

With the help of your counselor, make a presentation, debate or skit for your club or unit about tropical diseases studied in this honor.