Vocab 1
Disease caused by microorganisms or pathogens that can be transmitted from 1 person, animal, or object to another
Infectious Disease
The time between a pathogen's entrance into the body and the first symptoms of disease
Incubation Period
A pathogen that infects cells and uses their energy because it cannot reproduce or grow on its own
Virus
A fungal infection that usually attacks damaged tissues or weakened people
Mycosis
How many reported deaths of Measles in America
1
A substance that targets and kills pathogens bacteria
Antibiotic
A disease that takes advantages of a body's weakened immune system
Opportunistic Infection
The practice of covering your mouth and nose with a tissue while coughing or sneezing, or sneezing into your sleeve
Respiratory Etiquette
single-celled organisms that are larger and more complex than bacteria, and which may cause disease
Protozoa
How do infections cause illness?
After pathogens enter the body, they grow, reproduce, and produce toxins that cause the familiar symptons and signs of illness.
The stage during which signs and symptoms of a disease fade and a person is no longer contagious
Convalescent Stage
Zoonosis
An outbreak of a disease that occurs in unexpectedly large numbers over a geographic area
Epidemic
A disease that naturally occurs in low numbers in a certain area
Endemic
List One Communicable Disease and Its Causes"
Pneumonia-Bacteria and Viruses
Influenza (Flu)- Virus
Strep Throat- Bacteria
Inflammation
increased blood flow to an injured or diseased area of the body, causing redness, hurt, swelling, and pain
Antibiotic
substance that targets and kills pathogenic bacteria
Vaccine
A dead or nontoxic part of a pathogen that is injected into a person to train his or immune system to eliminate the live pathogens
Vector
An animal that transmits a disease from one living thing to another
Inflammation is characterized by 4 key signs.
1. Redness
2. Heat
3. Swelling
4. Pain
Parasites
Organism that must live inside or on another living thing where they cause damage and disease
Clinical Stage
The stage in which the signs and symptoms of a disease arise and are most prominent
Germ Theory
Bacteria
Single-celled organisms that grow and reproduce in and outside of the body, can be helpful or harmful to body function
What is the most effective method for preventing a variety of infectious diseases?
Hand Washing