Description
Bacteria in animals intestinal tracts
Salmonella and E-coli
Avian influenza spreads by...
contact with infected birds and contaminated surfaces
Prevention methods for Avian influenza
Avoid contact with infected birds and contaminated surfaces
What's the first step to a pathogen becoming drug-resistant?
Pathogens invade the body and cause illness
Define Community
A population of individuals in a common location
Flu occurring naturally among birds
Avian Influenza
The most common way that recreational water illness is spread
by having contact with water contaminated by untreated sewage or human or animal feces
Prevention methods for Recreational water illness
Don't swim when you have diarrhea, try not to let water in your mouth, and definitely don't swallow it!
What's the second step to a pathogen becoming drug-resistant?
Antibiotics attack the pathogens
Define emerging infection
communicable diseases whose occurrence has increased within the past two decades or threatens to increase
A pathogen carried by insects that feed on infected birds
West Nile Virus
West Nile is spread by...
When infected mosquitos bite humans
Prevention methods for salmonella and E-coli
Cook foods thoroughly; wash hands and surfaces touched by meat
What is the third step to a pathogen becoming drug-resistant?
The pathogens that survive the antibiotics reproduce, creating a new generation of drug-resistant pathogens
Define what a pandemic is
A pandemic is a global outbreak of an infectious disease.
Infections caused by strains of bacteria
Recreational Water Illness
Lyme disease spreads by...
It is transmitted to humans through tick bites
Prevention methods for West Nile Virus
Avoid being bitten by infected mosquitos
Why can pandemics spread so quickly throughout the world?
Because of the ability to travel so easily
Define what an epidemic is
An epidemic is a disease outbreak that affects many people in the same place and at the same time.
A disease that is transmitted to humans through tick bites
Lyme disease
What is the impact of travel on the spread of emerging diseases?
The mobility of people in our globalized world contributes to the spread of disease
What are ways to prevent you from getting a bad grade on tomorrow's quiz?
STUDY, get enough sleep, and have your notes completed!
How does the wide use of antibiotics produce drug-resistant pathogens?
Some pathogens mutate into new forms that are resistant to antibiotics
A microorganism that infects the digestive system
giardia