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Types of pathogens Flashcards

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What is the structure of viruses?

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Protein and sometimes lipid shell around nucleotide (DNA and RNA)

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How do viruses work?

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They use host cell machinery to replicate

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How are viruses treated?

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Vaccines or antivirals

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What are bacterium?

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A prokaryote with no nucleus and multiple lifestyles

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What is the structure of bacterium?

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Unicellular in large numbers which are found everywhere

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How do bacterium work?

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They can damage tissues and release toxins

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How are bacterium treated?

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Improved sanitation or antibiotics

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What are fungi?

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A eukaryote with a nucleus

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What is the structure of fungi?

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They are multicellular with huge size/shape variation

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How do fungi work?

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Form a hyphae network and reproduce by spores so they can grow in tissues and externally digest them

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How do you treat fungi?

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Anti-fungals

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What are protozoal parasites?

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Two or more hosts

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What is the structure of protozoal parasites?

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Single cell eukaryotes with huge variation

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How do protozoal parasites work?

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They infect body or blood of host and deprive of nutrients

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How do you treat protozoal parasites?

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Improved hygiene and avoid contamination but only some medication available

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What is a multicellular parasite?

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They have multiple life cycles

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What is the structure of a multicellular parasite?

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Multicellular, macroscopic including flatworms and roundworms

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How do multicellular parasites work?

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Egg, larvae and adult stages can infect humans by blocking intestine and taking nutrients

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How do you treat multicellaur parasites

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Oral medications and improved hygiene or sanitation

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What is direct transmission?

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It occurs through bodily fluids, water or droplets

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What is indirect transmission?

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Through airborne fluids, fomites, vectors and also water

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What are social-economic factors of disease transmission?

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Overcrowded living and working conditions, poor nutrition, poor disposal of waste and climate change which causes people to move

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