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Chapter 10: infectious diseases Flashcards

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malaria causative agent

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Plasmodium spp.

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type of malaria agent

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protoctist

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cholera causative agent

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Vibrio cholerae

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type of cholera causative agent

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bacterium

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tuberculosis causative agent

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Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis

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type of tuberculosis causative agent

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bacterium

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HIV/ AIDS causative agent

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HIV (human immunodeficiency virus)

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type of HIV/ AIDS causative agent

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virus

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smallpox causative agent

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Variola

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type of smallpox causative agent

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virus

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disease definition

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a type of disorder of an organism which is characterised by particular symptoms

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pathogen definition

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an organism that can cause disease

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examples of pathogen

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viruses, bacteria, fungi and protoctists

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transmission defintion

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the spread of a pathogen from one person to another

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cholera mode of transmission

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contaminated food and drinking water

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measles causative agent

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Morbillivirus

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measles mode of transmission

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infected droplets via the respiratory system

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malaria mode of transmission

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the bite of a female Anopheles mosquito

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TB mode of transmission

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inhalation of infected droplets or can be spread to humans via milk from infected cattle

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HIV/ AIDS mode of transmission

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contaminated blood, semen or across the placenta

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Antibiotics definition

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drugs that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria, without harming the cells of an infected organism

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what is the main problem associated with antibiotics?

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the development of antibiotic resistance in bacteria that were previously susceptible to the antibiotic

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