INFECTION AND RESPONSE - Communicable Diseases Flashcards
1
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Pathogens And What Can Pathogens Be?
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Microorganisms that cause infectious diseases. Pathogens may be viruses, bacteria, protists or fungi
2
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How Are Diseases Caused By Pathogens Spread In Animals And Plants?
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Spread by Direct Contact, Water Or Air, Vectors (organisms that carry and pass on the pathogen without getting the disease)
3
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How Can Infectious Disease Be Reduced Or Prevented?
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Simple hygiene measured e.g washing hands sneezing into kitchen tissue. Giving people at risk a vaccine. Isolating infected individuals so they cant pass pathogen on.
