Infectious Agents

Question 1

Protists
-What are they?
-Cure?
-What does it do?
-How is it spread?
-How is it diagnosed?

Answer 1

-Living, microscopic, single celled, eukaryotic
-Through contaminated food or water
-Affects digestive track, blood, tissue, organs
-Anti protozal meds

Question 2

Prions
-What are they?
-Cure?
-What does it do?
-How is it spread?
-How is it diagnosed?

Answer 2

-Non living, submicroscopic proteins
-No cure
-Causes brain to fold
-Through meat tained with prions, contaminated medical equipment, etc.
-MRI, cerebrospinal fluid analysis, blood tests, etc.

Question 3

Virus
-What are they?
-Cure?
-What does it do?
-How is it spread?
-How is it diagnosed?

Answer 3

-Non living, microscopic agents
-Through touch, saliva or blood
-Found through physical exams and labs
-TAntivirals

Question 4

Fungi
-What are they?
-Cure?
-What does it do?
-How is it spread?
-How is it diagnosed?

Answer 4

-Living, multicellular, eukaryotic organisms
-Tissue is taken from area or blood taken from host to diagnose
-Anti fungals

Question 5

Bacteria
-What are they?
-Cure?
-What does it do?
-How is it spread?
-How is it diagnosed?

Answer 5

-Living, microscopic, prokaryotic organisms
-Through a wound, food or drink, sexual contact
-Diagnosed through physical exams or labs
-Anti biotics

Question 6

Helminths
-What are they?
-Cure?
-What does it do?
-How is it spread?
-How is it diagnosed?

Answer 6

-Living, multicellular, eukaryotic worms
-Depends on the type of workm but can be spread through food, drink, insect, etc.
-Deprives host of nutrients, tissue, and organ damage
-Deworming medications