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PNEUMONIA

ª A common cause of bacterial pneumonia is Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus).

In the United States, common causes of viral pneumonia are influenza, respiratory
yncytial virus (RSV).
DISEASE CAUSED BY PROTOZOAN
MALARIA

ö Malaria is a life-threatening disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people
through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes.
ö It is preventable and curable.

AFRICAN SLEEPING SICKNESS
ö Parasites - African Trypanosomiasis is also known as Sleeping Sickness
ö A person gets West African Trypanosomiasis through the bite of an infected tsetse fly.
It is disease caused by Fungi

CANDIDIASIS
ö Candidiasis is a fungal infection caused by a yeast (a type of fungus) called Candida.
ö Candida normally lives on the skin and inside the body, in places such as the mouth, throat, gut,
and vagina, without causing any problems.

K. BHAVANA
10 A

Animal fact

õ A fish can lay up to 3000 eggs.

õ The heart of a shrimp is in its head.

õ The fingerprint of a Koala is similar to human fingerprints.

õ Cows become stressed when they are separated from their friends.

õ A snail can sleep up to 3 years.

õ Elephants are the only animal that have chin.

õ Slugs have four noses.