Infection and response Flashcards
Give examples of how diseases are transmitted
Air – Flu, chickenpox
Touch – athletes foot, MRSA
Water – cholera
Food – salmonella / food poisoning
Animals – malaria, yellow fever
Sex – syphilis, HIV
Give examples of defences to prevent microbes entering the body
Air
Masks, covering coughs and sneezes
Touch
Wash hands, gloves
Water
Chlorinated water
Food
Salting, canning, cooking, pickling, drying, freezing
Animals
Gloves, washing hands, mosquito nets
Sex
Condoms, abstinence
Match the hazardous microbe to a method
that will stop it spreading.
Chlamydia
Salmonella
Cold virus
E. coli from faeces
Name the 3 main types of microbe
Virus, Bacteria, Fungus
Which microbe is the smallest and which microbe is the largest?
Virus is smallest, fungus is largest
Which type of microbe is used to make
a) bread
b) wine
c) yoghurt
What are the 3 types of microbe that could cause disease in plants?
Virus, bacteria and fungus!!
How do diseases spread from one plant to the next?
Fungal spores and bacteria can be spread by the wind or rain
Aphids transmit viruses and bacteria from one plant to another when they feed
What could you do to maintain or improve your health?
To maintain good health:
Eat a well balanced diet
Exercise regularly
Reduce stress
Seek medical help for mental or physical difficulties
Avoid smoking
Don’t Drink alcohol
Name some Non-communicable diseases
Name some Communicable diseases
Cold, chicken pox, flu, hepatitis, HIV-viruses
Pneumonia, Tuberculosis Bacteria
Non-communicable diseases constitute more than 60% of deaths worldwide
Tell me aboutNon-communicable disease: a disease that can NOT be spread from person to person.
Cancer- rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
Cardiovascular disease - any condition that weakens the heart and blood vessels and makes them less functional.
Diabetes- inability to control blood sugar levels
Chronic respiratory diseases – diseases that affect the lungs e.g. asthma, COPD
Arthritis- disease of the joints marked by painful swelling and stiffness.
Allergies- extreme sensitivity to a substance.
Name some bacterial diseases
Salmonella ( food poisoning- eating food with salmonella and food made in a unclean kitchen with salmonella present)
Gonorrhoea sexually transmitted
Name viral diseases
Measles
Chicken pox
Mumps
HIV
Rubella
What is rose black spot?
Fungal diseases- roses
How is malaria spread?
Protist
