U3: COMMUNICABLE DISEASES PT. 1 Flashcards
Also known as infectious disease
Communicable Disease
4 General Categories of Pathogen
- Bacteria
- Fungi
- Virus
- Parasites
Pathogen: Mushroom
Fungi
Pathogen: HIV
Virus
Pathogen: Malaria
Parasite
The MOT of these diseases are fecal-oral route.
Food-and-Water-Borne Diseases
Cholera
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Hepatitis (A)
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Botulism
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Campylobacteriosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Cryptosporidiosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Giardiasis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
E. coli
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Leptospirosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Listeriosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Salmonellosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Shigellosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Toxoplasmosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Trichinosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Yersiniosis
Food-and-Water Borne Diseases
Ebola
Zoonoses and Vector Borne
Brucellosis
Zoonoses and Vector Borne
Echinococcosis
Zoonoses and Vector Borne
Rabies
Zoonoses and Vector Borne
Malaria
Zoonoses and Vector Borne
Plague
Zoonoses and Vector Borne
Chlamydia
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
HIV
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Gonococcal infections
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Hepatitis A
Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis B
Viral Hepatitis
Hepatitis C
Viral Hepatitis
Legionellosis
Air-borne Diseases
Meningococcal diseases
Air-borne Diseases
Pneumococcal infections
Air-borne Diseases
Tuberculosis
Air-borne Diseases
Viral hemorrhagic fevers
Air-borne Diseases
Diptheria
Diseases Preventable by Vaccination
Haemophilus influenza
Diseases Preventable by Vaccination
Measles
Diseases Preventable by Vaccination
Mumps
Diseases Preventable by Vaccination
Pertussis
Diseases Preventable by Vaccination
Poliomyelitis
Diseases Preventable by Vaccination
Rubella
Diseases Preventable by Vaccination
Condition that results when a microbe can invade the body, multiply, and cause injury or disease
Infection
T/F: HIV has genetic machinery but lack ribosomes and cannot create their own proteins.
True
T/F: HIV is known to be hijacker cells because of the invasion to create the proteins that they need.
True
Infection is caused by a?
Pathogen
Infections that can be spread from person to person
Communicable Pathogens
T/F: All communicable diseases are infectious.
True
T/F: All infectious diseases are communicable.
False
Not all
Example of infectious but not contagious
Tetanus
Tetanus is caused by what anaerobic bacteria that is found on rusty material (iron oxide) and mouth of animals?
Clostridium tetani
Tetanus: Portal of Entry
Open wound, Intramuscular
Microbe that can cause disease without any changes in the immune system
True Pathogen
Organisms that can become pathogenic once host immunity is low/is present in body location that is unusual for the microbe to be present
Opportunistic Pathogen
T/F: Opportunistic pathogens flora when there is a change in immunity.
True
Example of Opportunistic Pathogen
Candida
Overgrowth of a fungi if there is a change in pH in the vaginal canal
Candida
Microbe that is normally present in body locations and is not usually causing infection
Microbiota / Normal flora
Example of Microbiota / Normal Flora
Probiotics
They are in-charge with the investigation and control of various diseases.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC is focused on diseases that are?
communicable and have epidemic potential
International Guidelines on treating communicable diseases
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDC is an agency of the?
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This is the basis for cultures of the microorganism being the gold standard in the diagnosis.
Robert Kochβs Postulate