B.5 Flashcards
Communicable diseases
Transmitted from one person to another
Non communicable diseases
Cant be transmitted one to another
Three ways you can catch a disease
Diet! Stress and life situations
Microrganisms that cause disease
Pathogens
Pathogens can be
Bacteria, viruses, protists and fungi
How pathogens are spread
By air, direct contact and by water
Hygiene to prevent the spread of pathogens
Washingur hands, Using disinfectants, keeping raw meat away from food that is eaten uncooked, coughing and sneezing into a handkerchief, maintaining the hygiene of people and agricultural machinery to help prevent the spread of plant diseases
If someone has an infectious disease
Best keep them in isolation
Another way of preventing disease is
Using vacinations
Measles
Fever, red skin rash. Spred through inhalation of droplets from coughs and sneezes. Can cause blindness and brain damage and can be fatal. No treatment for measles.