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Prevention and control of HIV/AIDS

1. Abstinence from sex until marriage

2. Having an HIV test before people get married

3. Being faithful to your spouse

4. Proper use of condoms

5. Screening blood for transfusion

6. Health workers should wear protective gloves to avoid con-

tact with blood

7. Educating children about sex risks

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These are diseases that mainly affect the normal functioning of the
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They include; coronary thrombosis, hypertension and heart attack.
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Coronary thrombosis -Jfrsi 7

This is a disease that affects the heart and is caused by a blockage of
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the coronary arteries that supply oxygenated blood and digested food

to the heart.

It makes the cardiac muscles weak and may stop working due to lim-

ited oxygen and digested food supply.

Hypertension.

This is a disease of the walls of the arteries making or reducing their

lumen making the heart have to work harder to pump blood to the

body.

This is caused mainly by smoking, chronic stress and obesity