Pathogens that cause disease in plants and animals Flashcards

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What is the name of the pathogen responsible for tuberculosis?

A

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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What is the name of the pathogen responsible for bacterial meningitus?

A

Neisseria meningitidis

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3
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What is the name of the pathogen responsible for AIDS?

A

Human Immunodeficiency virus

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4
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What is the name of the pathogen responsible for influenza?

A

Orthomyxovividae

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What is the name of the pathogen responsible for ring worm?

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Trichophyton verrucosum

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What is the name of the pathogen responsible for Athlete’s foot?

A

Dermatophytes

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What is the name of the pathogen responsible for malaria?

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Plasmodium falciparum

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8
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How can bacteria be classified? (2 ways)

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  • gram positive or negative

- shape

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9
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What are the 4 types of pathogen?

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  • bacteria
  • viruses
  • fungi
  • protocista
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10
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Define pathogen

A

Microorganisms that cause disease

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11
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Define communicable disease

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A disease which can be passed from on organism to another, caused by pathogens

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12
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What type of pathogen causes malaria?

A

Protocista

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13
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What type of pathogen causes ring worm?

A

fungi

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14
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What type of pathogen causes tuberculosis?

A

Bacteria

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15
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What type of pathogen causes Athlete’s foot?

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Fungi

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16
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How is malaria transmitted?

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Female anopheles mosquito, when an infected mosquito bites the host, the pathogen passes into the bloodstream

17
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How is TB transmitted?

A

Active TB in cough and sneeze droplets which are then inhaled

18
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How is AIDS transmitted?

A

-unprotected sex
-breastfeeding
-sharing infected needles
(sharing bodily fluids)

19
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How is influenza transmitted?

A

Coughs and sneezes

20
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How is ring worm transmitted?

A

fungal spores can live on skin and surfaces for months, human-human contact

21
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How is athlete’s foot transmitted?

A

through contaminated surfaces person to person

22
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How is bacterial meningitis transmitted?

A

Person to person

Via things such as coughing or kissing

23
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What type of plants are affected by black sigatoka?

A

Banana plants

24
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What type of plants are affected by ring rot?

A

Potatoes

25
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What type of plants are affected by tobacco mosaic virus?

A

Tobacco /tomato plants

26
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What type of pathogen causes black sigatoka?

A

Fungus

27
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What type of pathogen causes ring rot?

A

Bacteria

28
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Name 3 plants diseases

A

Black sigatoka
Ring rot
Tobacco Mosaic virus