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What type of pathogen is tuberculosis ?

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Bacteria

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What type of organisms dose tuberculosis infect ?

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Humans , primarily the Lung tissue

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What are some of the symptoms of Tuberculosis ?

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persistent cough
chest pain
coughing up blood
fatigue
weight loss / loss of appetite
fevers / night sweats

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How is Tuberculosis spread ?
(methood of transmision )

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Air - infected dropplets in the air from a sneez or a cough can be inhailed . ( close prolonged contact with an infected person can increace risk of transmision )

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What type of pathogen is Bacterial meningitis ?

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bacteria

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what type of organisms dose bacterial meningitus infect ?

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humans - primarily effects the meninges ( the membrain covering the brain and spinal chord )

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what are the syptoms of meningitus ?

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sudden onset of sevear headaches ,
fever
stiff neck
sensitivity to light
confusion
vomiting
if it becomes very sevear (coma or seizures )

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how can meningitus be spread?
(methood of transmision )

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through respitory dropplets from coughing or sneezing or close contact with an infected person .
some bacterials can also spread in the blood stream casing meningitus .

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what type of pathogen causes ring rot ?

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bacteria

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what type of organism dose ring rot infect ?

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primarily tomatoe and potatoe plants

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what are the symptoms of ring rot ?

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yellow wilting leafs
brown lesions on stems
formation of circular rotten areas on the fruit

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how is ring rot spread ? (methood of transmision)

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contaminated soild , watter , plant debries or infected seeds .
contaminated tools or contacts with infected plants .

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what type of pathogen causes HIV/AIDS ?

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virus

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what type of organism dose HIV/AIDS infect ?

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weakened imune systems in humans .

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what are the symptoms of HIV/AIDS ?

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early symptions :
fever , fatigue
swolen lymph nodes & sore throat
laer symptons :
infections
weight loss
night sweats
norological problems

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how is HIV/AIDS spread ?
(methood of transmision)

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contact of certain bodily fluids (blood , seamen and vaginal fluids )
unprotected sex
sharing needels
from mother to child during pregnancy / brest feeding

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what type of pathogen is influenza ?

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virus

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what type of organism dose influenza infect ?

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primerily humans but can infect some types of birds and other mamals

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what are the symptoms of influenza ?

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sudden fever
chills
sore throat & cough
runny or stuffy nose
muscle ache / fatigue
headache

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how is influenza spread ?
(methood of transmision )

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respitory droplets when an infected person coughs or sneezes . can also be transfered by touching contaminated surfaces .

21
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what pathogen is tobacco mosaic virus ?

A

virus

22
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what types of oranisms can tobacco mosacic virus infect ?

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primarity infects plants , particularly the tobbacco plant but can also effect tomatoes and peppet plants .

23
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what are the symptoms of tobacco mosaaic virus ?

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distinctive mosaic like patterns(light and dark green ) , stunted growth
leaf curling
reduced yeaild .

24
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how is tobacco mosaic virus spread ? (transmission methood )

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direct contact with infected plant sap or contaminated tools , insect vectors .

25
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what pathogen is black sigatoka?

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fungus

26
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what type of organism dose black sigatoka infect ?

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primarily banana plants

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what are the symptoms of black sigatoka ?

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develop dark brown / black streaks on the leafs these grow and lead to the death of the leafs reducing the yeild of the fruit .

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how is black sigatoka spread ? ( methood of transpission )

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air born spores prodused by infected plants , warm humid conditions encorage the growth and spread of this fungus .

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what pathogen is ring worm ?

A

fungus

30
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what organism is infected by ring worm ?

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humans and various animals (dogs cats and cattle )

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what are the symptioms of ring worm ?

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red itch and raised circular patches on the skin , may appear scaly or crusty .

32
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how is ring work spread
( methood of transmission )

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direct contact or contact with contamiunated towns clothing and surfaces .

33
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what type of pathogen is athleets foot ?

A

fungus

34
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what organisma are afected by athleets foot ?

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humans

35
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what are the syptoms of athleets foot ?

A

itching
redness
peeling skin
blisters
flaky skin

36
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how is athleets foot spread ? (methood of transmision )

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directs contact wih contaminated floors and surfaces
sharing towns and socks with an infected person

37
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what type of pathogen is potatoe blight ?

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protists

38
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what type of organism dose potatoe blight infect ?

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primarity potatoe plants but can also infect tomatoe plants.

39
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what are the symptoms of potato blight ?

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dark watter soaked lesions on leaves and stems , brownish rot

40
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how is potato bight spread ? (methood of transmision)

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spores produced by infected plant being carried by the wind and rain . warm and humid conditions help the spread of fungus .

41
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what pathogen is milaria ?

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protists

42
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what organell dose malaria infect ?

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primarily humans

43
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what are the symptoms of milaria ?

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fever
hot and cold sweats
muscle ache
fatigue and nausia
in suvear cases malaria can lead to organ falior and death .

44
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how is milaria spread ? (methood of transmision)

A

the bite of infected anopheles mosquitoes (vector) , they inject this desies into the humans blood stream.

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