Tobacco Mosaic Virus: The most serious pathogen cause.

TOBACCO MOSAIC VIRUS

• MOSAIC = Spots leaves
• LEAVES = Hence the name

HISTORY

Discovered in 1883 by Adolf Mayer. 

Tobacco virus could not be cultured and could not be killed by alcohol.

WHAT IS TOBACCO?

 • Disease: Tobacco mosaic

 • Pathogen: Tobacco mosaic virus

 • Hosts: Tobacco, Tomato 

 • It is the leave of a plant called Nicotine tobacco.

 • There are more than 70 species of Tobacco.

PRODUCT OF TOBACCO

• Smoking Tobacco
• Cigarettes
• Pipes
• Chewing Tobacco
• Using Chemical 
• Nickel
• Asbestos
• Chromium

WHAT TOBACCO SMOKE IS HARMFUL?

Most of the lung disease caused by smoking, if you have asthma tobacco smoke can attack or make an attack worse.

Dependent on the Host plant and Mottling, Necrosis, Leaf curling, Yellowing of plant tissue.

Symptoms depend on the age of plants.

RISK FACTOR

• Alcohol
• Diet
• Tobacco
• Family History
• Previous cancer
• Gender

INFECTION BY SMOKING

• More than 95% of duodenal ulcers are associated with HELICOBACTER PYLORI infection, smoke more likely to spread ulcers.

• Lung damage

• The cilia and mucus lining are damaged and cannot remove the dangerous chemical.

TREATMENT

• Cognitive behavioural therapy: It effects to avoid smoking in a stressful situation.

• Motivational Interviewing: Motivation makes healthy changes.

MEDICATIONS

• Nicotine replacement therapy: Including spray, gum and Lozenges

CONCLUSIONS

• Cigarette smoking by youth and adults has immediate adverse health including addictions.

• All first use of Cigarettes by 18 years of age (88%) with 99% of first use by 26 years of age.

REPORT

• Young people.

• In general prevention of tobacco use for that young adolescent (11-14 years of age) and young adult (18-25 year of age).