bacteria .. Flashcards
Non communicable disease
Non communicable diseases are also known as chronic diseases and are made up of a long duration and is caused by a combination of genetic, physiological environmental and behavioural factors.
Communicable disease
is a disease caused
by a pathogen as is considered
contagious.
Congenital
Is a disease that
an individual is born with
Aquired
is a disease that
the individual was not born
with
What 2 subtypes are acquired diseases divided into
Communicable(contagious)
Non communicable (not contagious)
Eg of non communicable diseases
Cardiovascular disease (heart and brain)
Cancers
Respiratory diseases (Asthma, COPD)
Metabolic diseases (Diabetes, blood pressure, arthritis)
Bacteria
Are prokaryotic organsims
What kind of forms does bacteria come in
Good and bad (probiotics and pathogenic)
What does bacteria use for protection
bacteria has a slimy capsule to protect itself from white cells
What does bacteria have that fungi doesnt
some bacteria has a tail , some but not all
Prokaryotes
cells that have no membrane bound nucleus
Eukaryotes
cells that have a nucleus
Fungi
organisms that help decompose dead or decaying matter and some cause disease, such as mushrooms and moulds
what is an example of a suitable substance used to kill pathogens on a tabletop
Bleach
what is not a way that pathogens can be introduced to an orgnaism
A bacteria sitting on intact skin