Communicable Disease Flashcards
Bacterium
Small single-cell microorganisms that are prokaryotes and are found everywhere on the planet.
Communicable disease
Are illnesses that spread from organism to organism.
Fungicide
Biological organisms used to kill parasitic fungi .
Fungus
A fungus is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds.
Herd immunity
When the majority of the population have immunity against a serious disease, this means that even those people who are not immune will still be protected because they are less likely to come into contact with an infected person.
Pathogen
An organism which causes a disease within an organism.
Protist
A protist is any eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant, or fungus.
STD
A disease which is transferred via sexual contact and through liquid involved in most forms of sexual contact.
A toxin
A toxin is a naturally occurring organic poison produced by metabolic activities of living cells or organisms.
Vaccination
A vaccination is when a small amount of a dead or inactive pathogen is injected into the blood stream so the body can developed the correct antibodies for the optimal immune response.
Vector
Vectors are living organisms that can transmit infectious pathogens between humans, or from animals to humans.
Virus
A virus is a submicroscopic infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.
