Microbes that Cause Disease
CD Process
Modes of Transmission
Characteristics of Host
Everything Else!
100
has become increasingly resistant to antibiotics
What is staph aureus
100
This is the first step in the process and has to happen for things to progress
What is exposure
100
I am an inanimate object that you have to touch to transmit disease
What is a fomite
100
normal flora, skin integrity, PH
What is non specific defenses
100
We are here as major Public health organizations
What is the NIH, CDC, and FDA?
200
apart from the cell has no metabolism and cannot reproduce
What is viruses
200
the second step which is caused by the "culprit" microorganism
What is infection
200
Defense mechanisms like nose cilia, tears, mucus, saliva
What is non specific mechanisms or defenses
200
MRSA, Some STD's , Shigella
What are drug resistant bugs?
300
I form spores that can cause ringworm or athlete's foot
What is fungi
300
this third step is where I start exhibiting S & S
What is the illness/disease
300
also known as physical contact
What is direct contact
300
you get me by being infected with the disease
What is natural immunity
300
A big bad diseases that have declined, but are now making a comeback.
What are Re-Emerging Disease?
400
i am found in mostly tropical climates and can enter host through contaminated food, water or a vector bite
What is a protozoa
400
I am an abnormality or condition resulting from having the disease, ex. paralysis from poliomyelitis
What is sequlae?
400
this is known as passive transmission, ex: like food contaminated by fecal matter
What is indirect contact
400
i can be either active or passive
What is artificial immunity
400
Anthrax, Plague, Botulism, Smallpox
What are agents that may be used in a bioterrorism attack?
500
I am a simple invertebrate also known as a parasite
What is a helminth
500
The last and final option
What is death
500
I am small but can travel far- often twenty feet or more to help transmit disease
What is droplets, (ie. like a sneeze)
500
immunity derived from antitoxins or antibodies
What is passive immunity
500
A very contagious disease only found in humans.
What is Pertussis?
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