Section 5 Flashcards
Protist
Single cell organism
Causes of diseases such malaria
Fungi
Composed of cells can be multicellular or single
Counting mortality rate per 1000
MR= #of deaths /#of population x 1000
Smallpox
Fever Fatigue Muscle pain Headache Sores filled with puss - virus - Edward Jenner discovered vaccine - eradicated from earth
Inoculation
Intentional exposure of children to mild cases of smallpox.
Eradication
Elimination of all infectious agent causing particular disease.
Smallpox one and only so far.
Vaccination
Vacca- cow
Harmless or killed pathogens or material derived from them
Oral, nasal spray or injections
Provokes immune system to protect the host
Demography
Statistical study, collect and analyse vital statistic of population
John snow
Water pump- cholera
No water pump - no cholera.
Epidemiology
Collect and analyse info who gets sick and why.
Causes, prevention, and control of D3. Disability disorders diseases