Diseases Flashcards
examples of diseases
flu
HIV
COVID-19
salmonella
How is infectious disease spread
through the transfer of bacteria, viruses or other germs from the environment
disease
condition that harms the health of a human, animal or plant
Pathogen
an organism causing disease to its host
What kind of disease is someone born with
cogential
What kind of disease does someone catch, not born with
acquired disease
congential disease
disease or physical abnormality
present from birth.
Non-Communicable disease
is a type of acquired disease
not caused by a pathogen
not contagious.
are all congenital diseases caused by genes
no, most are caused by genes but not all
How do you separate congenital and hereditary?
cogential diseases are not all genetic whilst all hereditary diseases are gentic
when does an acquired disease begin
begins after an individual is born
and happens sometime in the individual’s lifetime.
acquired disease
is a disease that
the individual was not born
with
communicable disease
is a type of acquired disease caused
by a pathogen and is considered
contagious.
2 types of acquired disease
Communicable (contagious) and Non-Communicable (not contagious)
what are hereditary factors
genes