Lesson 1 (Part 1)

Question 1

Infection

Answer 1

The process of infecting

Question 2

Infectious disease

Answer 2

Are disorders caused by organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites

Question 3

Hospital acquired infection (HAI)

Answer 3

Is an infection that is acquired in a hospital or other health care facility

Question 4

Pathogen

Answer 4

A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease

Question 5

Host

Answer 5

An animal or plant in which a parasite or commensal organism lives

Question 6

Microbe

Answer 6

A microorganism, especially a bacterium causing disease or fermentation

Question 7

Pandemic

Answer 7

Prevalent of a disease over a whole country or the world

Question 8

Epidemic

Answer 8

A widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time

Question 9

What are 4 examples of infectious microorganisms?

Answer 9

1. Bacteria
2. Viruses
3. Fungi
4. Parasites

Question 10

Bacteria

Answer 10

Are single celled organisms that are located everywhere that are necessary for our bodies and dont tend to cause a lot of problems for us

Question 11

What type of environment do bacteria live in?

Answer 11

A narrow type

• needs to be certain range of sun, heat, moisture
• if taken out for long periods of time they will die

Question 12

What do viruses need to survive?

Answer 12

A host

- cant function on their own

Question 13

What do viruses use?

Answer 13

RNA

• no DNA
• too small

Question 14

Where do fungi grow? (2)

Answer 14

1. In dark places

2. Moist places

Question 15

What is an example of fungi?

Answer 15

1. Ringworm (the worst)
2. Athletes foot
3. Mushrooms

Question 16

What do fungi produce? What do they cause?

Answer 16

1. Spores
2. Infractions
   - cant seem them so they are harder to kill and last a long time

Question 17

What do parasites need?

Answer 17

A host to feed off of

Question 18

How are parasites passed on?

Answer 18

By eggs

Question 19

Where do parasites commonly live?

Answer 19

In our intestines

Question 20

What are 2 examples of parasites?

Answer 20

1. Malaria

2. Toxoplasmosis

Question 21

Toxoplasmosis

Answer 21

A disease where cats are the carriers and if pregnant women are exposed they could potentially cause a miscarriage

Question 22

Dysentery

Answer 22

Infection of the intestines resulting in severe diarrhea with the presence of blood and mucus in the feces
- results in releasing more eggs

Question 23

DNA

Answer 23

Is the carrier of our genetic information and is the main part of chromosomes

Question 24

What is RNA used for?

Answer 24

Controlling the synthesis of proteins from DNA on as needed basis

Question 25

What does RNA sometimes do?

Answer 25

Is a molecule which sometimes stores the genetic blueprint in primitive organisms
- eg. viruses

Question 26

Are all viruses harmful?

Answer 26

No

Question 27

How do microorganisms affect us?

Answer 27

There are harmful strains of bacteria on/inside the body

Question 28

What is not effective for viruses?

Answer 28

Antibiotics

Question 29

What are vaccines used for?

Answer 29

To help control many viruses

Question 30

What are 2 examples of viruses?

Answer 30

1. Small pox

2. Herpes

Question 31

How can bacterial infection be treated?

Answer 31

With antibiotics

Question 32

Can people be carriers of infection?

Answer 32

Yes

Question 33

How is fungi treated?

Answer 33

With antibiotics

- but it takes a long time

Question 34

Vaccines

Answer 34

A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and provide immunity against one or several diseases, prepared from the causative agent of a disease

Question 35

What happens when a pregnant women is exposed to Zika?

Answer 35

The fetus is affected and the result is a small head

- microcephaly