Diseases & Fungi Flashcards
What are communicable diseases?
Diseases that can be transmitted from one person to another
What are noncommunicable diseases?
Diseases that cannot be transmitted from one person to another
What are four communicable diseases
Measles 😷
Mumps 🤒
Rubella ♥️
Malaria 🦠
What are four non communicable diseases
Cancer ♋️
Heart attack 💔
Diabetes 🍔
Asthma 💨
What are pathogens
Microbes that cause harm
What illnesses do bacteria cause?
Bacteria cause MRSA, Salmonella, and Tuberculosis.
What other effects do bacteria have?
Bacteria can cause food to go off.
How can bacterial infections be treated?
They can be treated with antibiotics.
How are bacteria useful to humans?
Bacteria are used in yogurt production, sewage treatment, and genetic engineering
What illnesses do fungi cause?
Fungi cause athlete’s foot, ringworm, and thrush.
How do fungi affect food?
Fungi spoil food, such as causing bread mould.
What is the structure of fungi?
Fungi have a spore case and a network of threads that form a coelum.
What are the four different ways pathogens are spread?
In/direct contact ✋
Water 💧
Airborne 💨
