B3 - Infection and Response Flashcards
What are pathogens?
microorganisms that cause disease
Pathogens can affect what?
Both plants and animals
What does bacteria do?
produces toxins that damage your cells and tissues
What do viruses do?
Live inside your cells and replicate rapidly
What ways can pathogens spread?
Water
Air
Direct contact
What are the 3 viral diseases?
Measles
HIV
Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
How can measles spread?
droplets from persons sneeze or cough
How can HIV spread?
sexual contact or exchanging bodily fluids e.g. blood
How can TMV spread?
affects many species of plants e.g. tomatoes
the spread of diseases can be reduced or prevented by what things?
Being hygienic
Isolation
Vaccination
What is salmonella?
Type of bacteria that causes food poisoning
Side effects of salmonella?
fever
stomach cramps
vomiting
diarrhoea
What is gonorrhoea?
STI
Side effects of gonorrhoea?
pain when urinating
yellow or green discharge from vagina or penis
Pros of vaccination?
Helps to control communicable diseases such as polio measles and mumps