Diseases & Prevention
An unhealthy condition of the body or mind that interferes with a person’s ability to function normally
Disease
Curable with medications that kill single celled water-borne parasites
Ex.: Malaria
Protozoa
Touching, Kissing, Sexual Contact
Direct
Skin & Mucous Membranes
- Nose Hairs -Saliva
- Throat: Cilia (hairs) - Tears
- Stomach: Gastric Acid
1st Line of Defense
Sexual Contact and Exchange of Body Fluids
Primary Transmission
This type of disease is spread from person to person
Communicable
Environment for growth is darkness, moisture, heat, and food source
Fungi(Fungus)
Bites (non-human)
Contact w/animals, insects
This system fights germs and provides immunity
Lymphatic
“Crabs” & “Mites”
Rickettsias
Causes a disease spread from person to person
Germ/Pathogen
Curable with antibiotics
Bacteria
Coughing and/or Sneezing
Indirect
If pathogens get by the skin and/or mucous membranes this takes over in the body
Immune System Response
Vaccines for prevention of Types A & B of this Liver disease
Hepatitis
A disease carrying agent
Vector
Smallest, Most common and Incurable
Virus
shared Combs, Make-up, Cups, Eating utensils, etc.
Contaminated Objects
The Body’s Defense Memory cells
Antibodies
5 Types of this disease include Zoster and Epstein-Barr
Herpes
Invade the body, multiply and
cause harm to the body cells
Infection
The reasons why viruses are incurable
Embed in DNA & Clone and Mutate from Host to Host
Via Addicts and poor medical practices
Intravenous Needles(IV)
Body’s back up defense signal
A fever
Combination of an Immune system Problem and this equals AIDS
HIV