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
hereditary disease
inherited disease caused by a DNA abnormality
what are non communicable diseases also known as
chronic disease
what kind of factors are non communicable diseases a result of
genetic factors
psychological factors
environmental factors
behavioural factors
is all coloured fungi toxic to humans
majority but not all
what is generally uni celluar fungi
yeast
Due to their ability to hide within the bodies own cell until the cell is destroyed provides, what happens
provides
the virus an opportunity to populate without the body noticing straight away.
infection vs disease
infction occurs when bacteria, viruses or other microbes that cause disease enter your body and begin to multiply.
Disease occurs when the cells in your body are damaged — as a result of the infection
type of communicable disease
tinea
antibody and antigen complex
molecule formed from the binding of multiple antigens to antibodies.
