transmissible diseases Flashcards
what are some examples of transmissible disease types
viruses bacteria fungi parasites
where do transmissible diseases cause the highest mortality
primarily Africa, secondarily Asia
what are some common viruses
sars cov2, influenza, hiv, chiickenpox, hpv
what are some common bacteria
ecoli o157, staph aureus, helicobacter pylori, cholera
what are some common parasites
cryptosporidia, plasmodium, trypansomes
what are some common fungi
aspergillus, candida, histoplasma
what are some common routes of infection
vectors, airbornem normal contact, bodily fluids, infected food and water
what are zoonotic diseases
diseases which have a host reservoir in other species
give some basic information about ebola
large filamentous bacteria
800-1400 nm long
single-stranded 7 gene rna genome
rapid high mortality 30-90%
viral reservoir in fruit bats
give some basic information about leprosy
caused by Mycobacterium leprae
transmissible but only moderately contagious
causes sensory loss at lesions
nerve and skin rash, muscle weakness and deformity
give some basic information about lymes disease
bacterial infection borrelia burgdorferi
spread from bites from deer ticks
bulls eye rash
causes headaches, joint pain, fever palsy
give some basic information about hpv
causes cancer and gential warts
cervical cancer is almost always
what is vaccination
exposure of antigens from virus to build immunity
edward jenner caused smallpox vaccine (caitlyn jenners deadname smh)
give some basic information about ctvt
canine transmissible venereal tumour
transmissible cancer
give some basic information about prion disease
misfolded proteins
transmissible spongiform encephalopathy
bse
scrapie
cjd
kuru
can induce misfolding
can be genetic or sporadic
