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Infectious Diseases
Disease Transmission Symptoms Treatment
Common Cold
Hepatitis, Viral
Influenza

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Answer:

Common cold: Most people recover on their own in two weeks.

Hepatitis, Viral: It is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis virus.

Influenza (also known as "flu") is a contagious respiratory disease caused by influenza viruses. In many cases the patient has no fever.

Step-by-step explanation:

Common cold:

Transmission: Through the mucous membranes: mouth, eyes or nose, or when someone who is sick coughs, sneezes or speaks. Also contact contaminated objects.

Symptoms: runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, cough, congestion, body aches or pain from mild headaches, sneezing, low fever

Treatments: paracetamol and ibuprofen to relieve pain and reduce fever.

Hepatitis, Viral:

Transmission: A person who is not infected and is not vaccinated eats or drinks something contaminated by feces of a person infected by that virus.

Symptoms: tiredness, nausea, fever, loss of appetite, stomach ache, diarrhea

Treatments: There is no specific treatment. Rest, drink plenty of fluids, medication to relieve symptoms and a diet rich in protein.

Influenza:

Transmission: Contagion from person to person, through a sick person who coughs, sneezes or talks near a healthy person.

Symptoms: fever, chills, myalgia, headache, malaise, nonproductive cough, sore throat and rhinitis

Treatments: Specific antivirals for influenza.

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