communicable diseases Flashcards
1
Q
What is a communicable
disease?
A
Disease caused by a pathogen or a
toxin made by a pathogen that
can be passed on.
2
Q
how do pathogens spread through air?
A
When you cough, sneeze and talk
droplets full of pathogens leave your
body and are breathed in by other
people.
3
Q
how do pathogens spread through direct contact?
A
Pathogens enter the body through sexual contact, cuts, scratches and needle punctures. Animals can act as vectors.
4
Q
how do pathogens spread through water?
A
Fungal spores being carried in water.
Eating raw, undercooked or
contaminated food.
