module 3 - Communicable Diseases Flashcards
T or F
Infectious diseases are responsible for a quarter to a third of all deaths worldwide.
TRUE
Types of Communicable Diseases (6 items)
Bacterial
Viral
Vector borne
Food & water borne
Nosocomial infection
Sexually transmitted disease
T or F
Infectious diseases account for more than half of all deaths in children under the age of 10.
FALSE
Infectious diseases account for more than half of all deaths in children under the age of 5.
Of the top ten causes of death compiled by the World Health Organization, five are due to ——.
iNFECTIOUS dISEASES
The top single-agent killers are —, —–, and —-. The other top killers are lower respiratory infections and diarrheal diseases, which are caused by a variety of agents.
HIV/AIDS
Malaria
Tuberculosis
First to discover BACTERIA
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
FATHER OF MICROBIOLOGY
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Established that high maternal mortality was due to failure of doctors to wash hands after post-mortems
Ignaz Semmelweiss (1818- 1865)
He introduced the PRACTICE OF HANDWASHING
Ignaz Semmelweiss (1818- 1865)
He introduced the PRACTICE OF HANDWASHING
Ignaz Semmelweiss (1818- 1865)
The FATHER OF BACTERIOLOGY
Louis Pasteur (1822- 1895)
Louis Pasteur (1822- 1895)
Proved that bacteria can cause infection -
The GERM THEORY of diseas
FIRST DISINFECTANT FOR SURGERY
Joseph Lister
Concerned about infection of compound fractures and post-operative wounds
Joseph Lister
FOUNDER OF MODERN MICROBIOLOGY
Robert Koch
Grew bacteria in culture medium
Showed which bacteria caused particular diseases
Robert Koch
Disease can be: (4 items)
Genetic
Biological
Physical
Chemical
a pathological condition of body parts or tissues characterized by an identifiable group of signs and symptoms.
DISEASE
disease caused by an infectious agent such as a bacterium, virus, protozoan, or fungus that can be passed on to others.
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
occurs when an infectious agent enters the body and begins to reproduce; may or may not lead to disease.
INFECTION
an infectious agent that causes disease.
PATHOGEN
an organism infected by another organism.
HOST
the relative ability of an agent to cause rapid and severe disease in a host.
VIRULENCE
The ability of an organism to cause a disease to the host
PATHOGENICITY