Chapter 10: infectious diseases Flashcards
malaria causative agent
Plasmodium spp.
type of malaria agent
protoctist
cholera causative agent
Vibrio cholerae
type of cholera causative agent
bacterium
tuberculosis causative agent
Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis
type of tuberculosis causative agent
bacterium
HIV/ AIDS causative agent
HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)
type of HIV/ AIDS causative agent
virus
smallpox causative agent
Variola
type of smallpox causative agent
virus
disease definition
a type of disorder of an organism which is characterised by particular symptoms
pathogen definition
an organism that can cause disease
examples of pathogen
viruses, bacteria, fungi and protoctists
transmission defintion
the spread of a pathogen from one person to another
cholera mode of transmission
contaminated food and drinking water
measles causative agent
Morbillivirus
measles mode of transmission
infected droplets via the respiratory system
malaria mode of transmission
the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito
TB mode of transmission
inhalation of infected droplets or can be spread to humans via milk from infected cattle
HIV/ AIDS mode of transmission
contaminated blood, semen or across the placenta
Antibiotics definition
drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria, without harming the cells of an infected organism
what is the main problem associated with antibiotics?
the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria that were previously susceptible to the antibiotic
