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pathogens, bacteria and fungi Flashcards

1
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ways pathogens are spread

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skin contact
animals to people
contact with feces

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2
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the 2 types of direct transmission

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Direct contact-physical contact between an infected person

Droplet spread- contact with droplets from an infected person’s cough or sneeze.

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3
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types of indirect transmission

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Airborne-transmitted through small respiratory droplets

Vehicleborne-occurs when a substance carries an infectious agent to a new host.

vectorborne-occurs when a living organism carries an infectious agent on its body (mechanical) or as an infection host itself (biological), to a new host.

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non communicable disease

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type of acquired disease that is not caused by a pathogen and not contagious-usually lasts a long time(chronic)

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5
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non-communicable disease consist of/ example

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Cardiovascular disease
Cancers
respiratory disease
Metabolic diseases (

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6
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how much of the diseases in australia are non communicable

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71%

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7
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Types of pathogens

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Bacteria
Fungi
Viruses

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8
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Bacteria

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are prokaryotic organisms

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9
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what is scientficially conisdered first form of life on earth

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Bactiera

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10
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What kind of forms does bacteria come in

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good and bad(probiotics vs pathogenic)

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What does bacteria use for protection

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bacteria has a slimy capsule to protect itself from white cells

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12
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What does bacteria have that fungi doesnt

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some bacteria has a tail , some but not all

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13
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Prokaryotes

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cells that have no membrane bound nucleus

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14
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Eukaryotes

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cells that have a nucleus

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15
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Fungi

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are eukaryotic organisms

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16
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What are fungi more related to

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more closely related to the animal
kingdom than the plant kingdom.

17
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What does fungi not have

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chlorophyll or chloroplast

18
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What is fungi classified as

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decomposer or parasite

19
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What can fungi be used for

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used to make medicine

20
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How does coloured fungi effect humans and animals

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toxic to animals and mammals

21
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endospores

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an asexual spore that allow bacteria to survive in hostile environments

22
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antigen

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any substance that causes your immune system to produce antibodies against it.

23
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prion

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a type of protein that can trigger normal proteins in the brain to fold abnormally

24
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endo vs ecto parasite

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Endoparasites live inside an organism, and ectoparasites live on the surface of the host.

25
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Where do we get gut bacteria from?

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parent-to-child transmission and transfer from food, water, and other environmental sources.

26
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Are any two people’s gut microbiomes identical?

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No, it depends on many factors, making everyone’s microbiome different.

27
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. Suggest factors that influence the composition of our gut microbiota over our lifetime.

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disease
antibiotics
prebiotics and probiotics

28
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example of types of indirect transmission

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airborne-chickenpox
vehicle borne-disease in foods
vector borne-Malaria

29
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protist

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eukaryotic organism that is not an animal, plant, or fungus.

29
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differenc between protist and fungi

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protist are uni celluar
fungi ar emutlicelluar

30
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difference between non celluar and celluar pathogens

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celluar pathogens are livingwhilst non celluar pathogens are not living

31
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what is an example of a suitable substance used to kill pathogens on a tabletop

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bleach

32
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STI/STDS are caused by

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bacteria, fungus and viruses

33
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what is not a way that pathogens can be introduced to an orgnaism

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bacteria sitting on intact skin

34
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antigen-antibody complex

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molecule formed from the binding of multiple antigens to antibodies.

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