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Chapter 5 - Communicable Diseases Flashcards

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what is a pathogen

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a microorganism that causes disease

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2
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how do viruses spread

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coughing/sneezing on someone, salvia and other bodily fluids

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3
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how do protists spread

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direct contact by protist

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4
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how do fungi spread

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grow, some use insects

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5
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how do bacterium spread

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bodily fluids, physical contact

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6
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how do pathogenic bacteria cause damage in the body

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produces toxins that damage health cells

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7
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how do pathogenic virus cause damage in the body

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replicates within cells causing them the cells to damage

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8
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how can viral diseases be prevented

A

use tissue when sneezing

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how can bacterial diseases be prevented

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washing hands

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10
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how can protists diseases be prevented

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mosquito nets, destroy insect habitats

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11
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how can fungi diseases be prevented

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hand washing, no shared towels

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12
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What kind of disease is measles

A

viral

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13
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how is measles spread

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droplets from sneezing and coughing

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14
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how can measles effect a persons health

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could kill them

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15
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how can measles be prevented

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vaccination

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what kind of a disease is HIV

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Viral

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17
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how is HIV spread

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sexual contact, needle exchange

18
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how does HIV effect a person

A

white blood cells are damaged

19
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How can HIV be prevented

A

antiretroviral drugs when infected

20
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What kind of disease is tobacco mosaic virus

A

viral

21
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how is tobacco mosaic virus spread

A

direct contact

22
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how can tobacco mosaic virus effect a plant

A

mottling of leaves, reduces photosynthesis

23
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what kind of disease is gonorrhoea

A

bacterial

24
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how is gonorrhoea spread

A

sexual contact

25
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how does gonorrhoea effect the body

A

discharge from penis/vagina, pain when urinating

26
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how is gonorrhoea prevented

A

controlled by antibiotics, spread prevented with condoms

27
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what kind of disease is salmonella

A

bacterial

28
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how is salmonella spread

A

infected food

29
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how does salmonella effect the body

A

fever, vomiting, diarrhoea

30
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how is salmonella prevented

A

vaccination of poultry

31
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What kind of disease is rose black spot

A

fungi

32
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How is rose black spot spread

A

spores carried by water and wind

33
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how does rose black spot effect plants

A

leaves turns yellow, fall early, photosynthesis reduced

34
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how is rose black spot prevented

A

treated by fungicides, or destroying effected leaves

35
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What type of disease is malaria

A

protist

36
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how is malaria spread

A

by a vector - mosquito

37
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what are the effects of malaria

A

fever, can be fatal

38
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how is malaria prevented

A

preventing mosquitoes reproducing, using mosquito nets

39
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what defence towards pathogens are in the nose

A

contains hairs and mucus to trap pathogens

40
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what defence towards pathogens are in the skin

A

a physical barrier to pathogens

41
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what defence towards pathogens are in the stomach

A

contains hydrochloric acid to destroy pathogens

42
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what defence towards pathogens are in the trachea and bronchi

A

produces mucus to trap pathogens, contains cilia to move mucus for swallowing

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