communicable disease's 50QQ

Question 1

what are communicable diseases?

Answer 1

Diseases caused by pathogens that can be transmitted from one individual to another

Question 2

Define pathogen

Answer 2

Microorganisms that cause disease

Question 3

define health

Answer 3

state of physical and mental wellbeing

Question 4

Factors of health

Answer 4

diet, stress, immune system, pathogens

Question 5

4 types of pathogens

Answer 5

Bacteria, viruses, prototists and fungi

Question 6

how do bacteria make you ill?

Answer 6

reproduce and damage cells, produces toxins

Question 7

How can viruses make you ill?

Answer 7

produces inside body cells and kills them

Question 8

how are pathogens spread?

Answer 8

by air droplets, physical touch, water

Question 9

How to prevent disease spreading?

Answer 9

Isolation, destory vectors, Vaccinations

Question 10

Name a viral disease that can lead to blindness and brain damage?

Answer 10

Measles

Question 11

how does measles spread?

Answer 11

Droplets in the air

Question 12

Name the Pathogen that causes AIDS

Answer 12

HIV

Question 13

How is HIV spread?

Answer 13

sexual contanct, exchanging body fluids like cum, shared needles

Question 14

How can HIV be treated?

Answer 14

Antirtrovial drugs that control it before it turns into AIDS

Question 15

Name a viral disease in plant?

Answer 15

Tobacco mosaic virus

Question 16

What does a tobacco mosaic virus plant look like?

Answer 16

Mosaic pattern of yellowy discolouration

Question 17

How does tobacco mosaic virus hurt plants?

Answer 17

Destroy’s the cholorpasts so no photosythesis

Question 18

hOW IS THE TM virsus spread?

Answer 18

Direct contanct and vectors like bugs

Question 19

Viral diseases can be cured?

Answer 19

FALSE (only prevented with vaccines)

Question 20

Where can the salmonella be found?

Answer 20

Raw meat, chicken, eggs

Question 21

Symptoms of salmonella

Answer 21

Fever, abdominal cramps, diarrehoa and vomiting

Question 22

What bacteria causes gonorrhoea?

Answer 22

bacteria

Question 23

How does gonorrhoea spread?

Answer 23

sex

Question 24

Symptoms of gonnorreha

Answer 24

Yellow/green dischage pain when peeing

Question 25

Long term effects of gonnorreha?

Answer 25

Infertility, pelvic pain, ectopic pregnancies

Question 26

How can gonnorreha be prevented?

Answer 26

No sex, use condoms

Question 27

Name a fungal disease in humans?

Answer 27

Athletes foot

Question 28

Which pathogen causes rose black spot?

Answer 28

fungi

Question 29

Which pathogen causes malaria?

Answer 29

Protists

Question 30

Symptoms of rose black spot

Answer 30

damaged leaves

Question 31

How is malaria spread?

Answer 31

by vectors usually mosquito’s

Question 32

how does malaria affect the body?

Answer 32

Damages blood and liver cells

Question 33

Symptoms of malaria

Answer 33

Fevers shaking

Question 34

How can the spread of malaria be stopped?

Answer 34

Use mosqutio nets, use insectcides , take anti malarial drugs

Question 35

How does your skin act as a defence against pathogen entry?

Answer 35

Is a barrier, antimicrobial secretions

Question 36

How does the trachea defend the body against pathogens?

Answer 36

Secretes mucus to trap pathogens cilla move mucus upwards to be coughed up

Question 37

How does the stomach defend against pathogens?

Answer 37

Hydrochloric acid will kill everything

Question 38

state the three ways in which white blood cells defend the body?

Answer 38

engufling pathogens, produces antibodies and antitoxins, also memory cells for the reinfections