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(a) Complete the table below; (b) Explain briefly the biological basis of preserving ...

(a) Complete the table below;
Disease Causative organism Vector Control
Cholera
Trypanosome
Female Anopheles mosquito
Ringworm None



(b) Explain briefly the biological basis of preserving foods using each of the following methods;
(i) salting (ii) irradiation (iii) smoking
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    Explanation:
    (a)
    Disease Causative Organism Vector Control
    Cholera Vibrio Cholerae Housefly/Cockroach Good sanitation/good personal hygiene/ any other method of good sanitation/inoculation/vaccination
    Trypanosomiaasis/Sleeping sickness Trypanasome Tsetsefly/Glossina Destroying habitat of vector/clearing the vegetation, killing vector/ eradicate flies.
    Malaria Plasmodium sp Penale anopheles mosquito Proper sanitation/using spraying recommended insecticide/fumigation, clearing of bushes/drainages of breeding sites/sleeping under nets.
    Ringworm Tinea Sp/Fungi/Microsponium None Good personal hygiene, avoid contact with infected persons/material, use of drugs/griseofluvin



    (b) Biological Basis of Preserving Foods by;
    (i) Salting; Removes water/moisture from food by osmosis therefore prevents micro-organisms from growing on food by dehydrating and killing them.
    (ii) Irradation; Involves the exposure of food to high energy gamma rays/x-rays radiation to destroy enzymes that cause spoilage, delay ripening of fruits, sprouting of vegetables therefore allowing long storage periods.
    (iii) Smoking; Reduces the water content of food thereby creating unfavourable conditions for microbial growth and survival also called curing. Smoking contains phenols/carbon that kills microbes on the surface of food.

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