Ch5 Communicable diseases Flashcards
Communicable disease
can be spread between organisms
caused by pathogens
Non-communicable diseases
diseases that can’t be spread between two organisms
Pathogens
bacteria
viruses
protists
fungi
virus
smaller than bacteria
takes over cells in body
live and reproduce inside the cells, damaging and destroying them
bacteria
produce toxins that cause illness
directly damage cells
divide rapidly by splitting in 2(binary fission)
spread of pathogens by water
eating contaminated food or drinking water with sewage in allows pathogen to enter digestive system
fungal spores in water transfers plant diseases
spread of pathogens by air
droplet infection expelled from breathing system by coughing or sneezing
others breathe in the droplets and intake the pathogens
spread of pathogens by direct contact
sexual contact, cuts, scratches and needle punctures
animals can act as vectors by carrying the pathogen between the infected and uninfected
factors affecting health
diet
stress
life situations:(gender, location, ethnicity, local sewage, levels of health care and financial status)
factors for bacteria growth
lots of oxygen(they aerobically respire)
moist
health problem interactions
- viruses living in cells can trigger cancer
- genes, poor nutrition or other infections can create defects in your immune system
- immune reactions caused by a pathogen can trigger allergies
- physical health can lead to mental illness
- malnutrition is linked to weak immune system, obesity, cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and cancer
calculating bacteria at end of growth period
bacteria at beginning x 2^number of division
HIV
- type
- spread by
- symptoms
- prevention
- virus
- sexual contact and exchanging bodily fluids
- flu-like, damages immune system
- condoms and not sharing needles
TMV
- type
- spread by
- symptoms
- prevention
- virus
- direct contact between plants
- mosaic patterns on leaves, reducing growth and photosynthesis
Rose black spot
- type
- spread by
- symptoms
- prevention
- fungus
- water and wind
- purple-black spots on leaves and reduced growth
- fungicides and removing leaves