Pathogen and communicable disease

Question 1

What pathogen causes TB?

Answer 1

Bacterium

Question 2

Who does TB affect?

Answer 2

Animals, typically humans and cattle

Question 3

Name the pathogen that causes Bacterial Meningitis and who’s affected by it

Answer 3

> Bacterium

> Humans are affected by it

Question 4

Name the pathogen that causes Ring Rot and who’s affected by it

Answer 4

> Bacterium

> Potatoes, Tomatoes are affected by it

Question 5

Name the pathogen that causes HIV/AIDS and who’s affected by it

Answer 5

> Virus

> Humans are affected by it

Question 6

Name the pathogen that causes Influenza and who’s affected by it

Answer 6

> Virus

> Animals, including humans are affected by it

Question 7

Name the pathogen that causes Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) and who’s affected by it

Answer 7

> Virus

> Plants are affected by it

Question 8

Name the pathogen that causes Black Sigatoka and who’s affected by it

Answer 8

> Fungus

> Banana plant are affected by it

Question 9

Name the pathogen that causes Ringworm and who’s affected by it

Answer 9

> Fungus

> Cattle are affected by it

Question 10

Name the pathogen that causes Athlete’s foot and who’s affected by it

Answer 10

> Fungus

> Humans are affected by it

Question 11

Name the pathogen that causes Potato/ Tomato late blight and who’s affected by it

Answer 11

> Protoctist

> Potatoes/ Tomatoes are affected by it

Question 12

Name the pathogen that causes Malaria and who’s affected by it

Answer 12

> Protoctist

> Animals, including humans are affected by it

Question 13

Examples of directs transmission:

Answer 13

> Droplet infections
Sexual intercourse
Physical contact
Transmission by spores

Question 14

What are spores?

Answer 14

Spores are the cells that some organism use to reproduce asexually, including some protoctist and all fungi

Question 15

What is a direct transmission?

Answer 15

Its when a disease is transmitted directly from one organism to another

Question 16

What is indirect transmission?

Answer 16

Its when a disease is transmitted from one organism to another via an intermediate

Question 17

Examples of indirect transmission

Answer 17

> Air
Water
Food
Vector

Question 18

Which living condition affects transmission of communicable disease?

Answer 18

Overcrowded living conditions increase the transmission of many communicable disease

Question 19

Hows TB spread?

Answer 19

Directly via droplet infection and also indirectly because the bacteria can remain in the air for long period of time and infect new people

Question 20

What social factors affects transmission of communicable disease?

Answer 20

> income
occupation
the area where a person lives

Question 21

What happens when theres a limited access to good healthcare?

Answer 21

e.g. People are less likely to be diagnosed and treated for HIV, and the most effective anti-HIV drugs are less likely to be available, so the virus is more likely to be passed on to others

Question 22

What happens when theres a limited access to good health education?

Answer 22

E.G. It would allow to inform people about how HIV is transmitted and how it can be avoided

Question 23

How does climate affect?

Answer 23

> potato/tomato late blight is especially common during wet summers because the spores need water to spread
Malaria is most common in tropical countries, which are humid and hot. This is because these are the ideal conditions for mosquitoes to breed

Question 24

What is a disease?

Answer 24

Its a condition that impairs thebnormal functioning of an organism

Question 25

What is a pathogen?

Answer 25

An organism that causes disease

Question 26

What is a communicable disease?

Answer 26

Its a disease that can spread between organisms