10.0 Infectious diseases Flashcards
1
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What is a disease
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- poor health
- reduced effectiveness of functions
- illness with a set of symptoms
- poor physical, mental, social well being
2
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whats makes a diseas infectious
A
- caused by a pathogen
- causes harm to health of host
- transmissible: can be passed from one organism to another
3
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Cholera
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RESPECITIVE PATHOGEN:
TRANSMISSION PROCESS:
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4
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Malaria
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RESPECITIVE PATHOGEN:
TRANSMISSION PROCESS:
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5
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HIV/AIDS
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RESPECITIVE PATHOGEN:
TRANSMISSION PROCESS:
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6
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Tuberculosis
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RESPECITIVE PATHOGEN:
TRANSMISSION PROCESS:
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7
Q
Penicillin
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8
Q
Antibiotic resistance
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