Chapter 13- Test 3 Flashcards
What’s responsible for reducing the death rate from infectious diseases of children?
- vaccinations
- antibiotics
- public health measures
Before 1900, what was the leading cause of death in the US?
Infectious diseases
What made the most impactive changes in managing infectious diseases?
- improved sanitation
- proper hygiene
- clean water supplies
By the end of the 20th century, the death rate from infectious diseases went down by how much? However infectious diseases are beginning to rise again.
2%
Why are death rates on the rise again?
-AIDS
- diseases reemerging from past
- New diseases (COVID-19)
- drug resistance
Do what all living organisms do which is eat, reproduce, and die. Tiniest living organism on earth.
microorganisms
When part of a microorganisms life cycle involves you. Considered an illness or disease if it interferes with your lifestyle or shortens your life. Cause sudden illness and high risk of death. Can stimulate your body immune response, causing the microorganisms to die. Can persist without signs of illness for years and yet still be passed to other people like HIV. Sometimes this can fought off by the immune system as with tuberculosis that hides as long as the immune system is healthy.
Infections
An infectious agent capable of causing disease. Require a living host and must have a portal of exit from host to cause infection like in respiratory secretions (coughing, sneezing) or through feces, genital secretions, blood on blood contact with skin or products, and through an insect or animal bite. When made contact with someone else, it causes a portable of entry into this new host.
pathogen
Process by which an infectious agent, or pathogen, passes from one organism to another.
Chain of infection
If the transfer from host to host or reservoir to host is carried out by an insect or animal, that organism is called this. In similar terms, if an insect or animal is involved it is called this.
vector
Extent or spread of an infection depends on the following:
- virulence of the pathogen
- mode of transmission
- duration of infectivity
- ease of transmission
- number of people in contact with infectious person
Speed and intensity with which a pathogen is likely to cause an infection.
virulence
How an infection spreads from person to person
mode of transmission
how easy it is for infection to spread throughout host
ease of transmission
length of time during which a person with an infection can spread it to other people
duration of infectivity
how many people the infected person makes contact with
number of people an infected person has contact with while infectious
If the infection is transmitted to many people this occurs. A widespread outbreak of a disease that affects many people.
epidemic
When an illness spreads globally
pandemic
Some of the smallest pathogens and are among the most numerous. It is estimated that there are more different types of this than of all other creatures combined. Unable to reproduce on their own. Once inside, the virus can make copies of itself, burst the cell, and release copies to infect more cells. Can only replicate inside other organism’s cells.
Viruses
Viruses can integrate themselves into a cell’s DNA and alter the growth pattern of the cells. This process can lead to the development of what?
Tumor or cancer
Single-celled organisms of which can be found in almost all environments. They are classified based on shape (spherical, rodlike, spiral), the presence or absence of a cell wall, and growth requirements. Speed of replication varies from 20 minutes to 2 weeks. Many inhabit a person harmlessly or helpfully and are considered part of the person’s normal flora. Normal in one body location and pathogens in another. For example, E coli aids digestion in the large intestine, but in the bladder, it causes bladder infections or urinary tract infections.
Bacteria
What is an important part of the human microbiome and plays a vital role in food processing, vitamin production, and colonizing of areas to reduce risk of harmful pathogens causing disease. Also, however, can cause disease in another location?
Bacteria
The least understood pathogens. Responsible for mad cow disease. Found in brain tissue and initiate the degeneration of brain function. Spread by the ingestion of infected brain or nerve tissue.
Prions
A single-celled or multi-celled plant. Include yeast and molds and can be found in and on human hosts as pat of a healthy microbiome. Yeast and mold can cause infections to humans. Tend to cause serious infections when the host immune system is not working well. Many infections result from exposure to spores in the environment as in the sole or on tile floors except for ringworm in children.
Fungi