Communicable Diseases
These are the four major types of pathogens besides rickettsia.
What are viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa?
The simplest and most important disease-prevention habit.
What is washing your hands?
This common illness affects the nose and throat.
What is the common cold?
Many STDs show no symptoms, a condition known as this
What is asymptomatic?
HIV attacks and destroys these immune cells.
What are white blood cells?
Type of pathogen similar to bacteria but must live inside another living cell.
What is rickettsia?
Protecting yourself from mosquitos and ticks falls under this type of prevention.
What is vector protection?
Three main types of hepatitis are A, B, and C. Type A affects this system.
What is the digestive system?
The most common viral STD, linked to cervical cancer.
What is genital HPV?
Early HIV infection often feels like this common illness.
What is the flu?
Touching, kissing, biting, childbirth, and animal bites are examples of this type of transmission.
What is direct transmission?
Strategies like not sharing personal items, eating a proper diet, and handling food safely.
What are healthy prevention habits?
Pneumonia, influenza, and strep throat target this body system.
What is the respiratory system?
This STD causes inflammation of the urethra or cervix.
What is chlamydia?
People may show no symptoms for this length of time.
What are decades?
Contaminated objects, vectors, food/water, and airborne droplets are examples of this.
What is indirect transmission?
Covering these two actions helps prevent the spread of airborne illness.
What are sneezing and coughing?
This disease can cause liver cancer or liver failure when chronic.
What is hepatitis C?
A serious STD that can cause long-term internal organ damage.
What is syphilis?
One important tool for identifying HIV infection.
What is rapid testing or antibody screening?
Sneezing and coughing spread disease this way.
What is airborne transmission?
The organizations that give global and national health information.
What are the WHO and CDC?
A contagious rash-causing disease that most people get as children (not measles).
What is chickenpox?
The only 100% effective way to prevent STDs.
What is abstinence?
The best prevention strategy for HIV.
What is abstinence or limiting partners?