Pandemic vs Epidemic
What is the definition of epidemic?
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time.
This is the type of medicine that is the most effective way in preventing the spread of a virus.
What is a vaccination?
Bacteria consist of how many cells?
What is one.
Pathogens can make us sick. In class, we researched pathogens that were viruses, bacteria, protists, or...
Fungus or parasite
Any condition that interferes with the proper functioning of the body or mind.
What is a disease.
List two pandemic diseases?
Ebola, influenza, smallpox, Yellow fever
This cycle destroys the host cell almost immediately.
What is the lytic cycle?
What can be used to kill harmful bacteria?
What are antibiotics
Streptococcus is what type of pathogen and causes what type of disease
Streptococcus
Which organisms are responsible for the production of yogurt and cheese?
Bacteria
the word that means it spreads quickly
Contagious
Why are viruses like parasites?
What is because they harm the cells they enter?
This long, whiplike structure is present in some bacteria and helps it to move.
What is the flagellum?
Which of these disorders is caused by a virus: Food Poisoning, Bubonic Plague, AIDS
AIDS
A disease that can be spread to a person from another person, an animal, or an object.
What is a communicable/infectious disease.
A new strain of disease is found.It spreads fast and effects the Northern, Southern, Western, and Eastern hemisphere. Is this a Pandemic or an Epidemic?
What is Pandemic
This type of virus becomes part of the host's genetic material.
What is a hidden virus?
What are the three most common shapes of bacteria?
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What are the three most common shapes of bacteria?
What are rods, spheres, and spirals
How are pathogens spread? Name Two
What is: - direct contact with others - indirect contact (i.e. sneezing) - contact with animals or insects - contaminated food and water -
The smallest and simplest disease-causing organism that causes a wide range of health problems is called a ______?
What is a virus.
the resistance to the spread of a contagious disease within a population that results if a sufficiently high proportion of individuals are immune to the disease, especially through vaccination.
herd immunity
What is a danger to treating infections with the same antibiotics?
The bacteria can become resistant to the antibiotic.
Tiny one-celled organisms that live nearly everywhere are called ______?
What are bacteria.