Bacteria
Ulcers, makes urease
H. pylori
Targets central nervous system, hydrophobia
Rabies
Actively produce antibodies
Plasma cells
Prevalence
Number of people currently infected
Mosquito-borne parasite that burst red blood cells
Plasmodium falciparum, malaria
Bulls eye rash
Borrelia - Lyme
Hemorrhagic
Ebola
Cytokines that help limit viral replication
Interferons
Incidence
# of new cases in a population over time
Pleiomorphic (many shapes) Tick borne parasite common especially in summer
Babesia
Outbreak in Haiti after earthquake
Vibrio cholerae
microcephaly
Zika Virus
chemical produced by killer cells that pokes holes in cell membranes
Perforin
Case fatality rate
Ratio of deaths to diagnosed cases
President Jimmy Carter hoped that the last one would die before he did
Guinea Worm
Common cause of food poisining
E. coli O157:H7
Mosquito-borne, common in US
West Nile Virus
Engulf pathogens and display epitopes to T cells
Antigen presenting cells
Ro
# of people an infected person can be expected to infect
The current administration pulled out of this important collaboration regarding diseases around the world
World Health Organization
Pseudomembrane in back of throat
Diphtheriae
Possibly related to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and/or Long Covid
Epstein-Barr virus
AB toxin used for reducing wrinkles
Botulinum toxin
SIR model
Model tracing the number of Susceptible, infectious, recovered people over time
Defunding of this organization by the current administration may be responsible for 300,000 deaths
USAID