Pathogens and communicable diseases Flashcards
What is a disease?
condition that impairs the normal functioning of an organism
What is a pathogen?
organism that causes disease. (bacteria,viruses, fungi and protoctista)
What is a communicable disease?
It can be spread
What does TB affect and what is the pathogen responsible?
Affects: animals, normally humans + cattle
Pathogen: bacterium
What does bacterial meningitis affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: humans
P: Bacterium
What does Ring Rot affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: potatoes and tomatoes
P: bacterium
What does HIV/AIDS affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: Humans
P: virus
What does Flu affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: animals
P: Virus
What does Tobacco mosaic virus affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: plants
P: Virus
What does Black sigatoka affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: banana plants
P: fungus
What does Ringworm affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: Cattle
P: Fungus
What does Athlete’s foot affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: humans
P: fungus
What does Potato/tomato late blight affect and what is the pathogen responsible
P: protoctist
What does Malaria affect and what is the pathogen responsible
A: animals
P: Protoctist
What is direct transmission
when a disease is transmitted directly from 1 organism to another. (Droplet infection, sex, touching an infected organism)
