Pathogen Types
Smallest microorganisms
What are viruses?
Mouths & Cuts are examples of...
What are portals of entry?
Maintaining this will reduce the risk of becoming a susceptible host
What is good hygiene?
This is the medical abbreviation for Clostridium Difficile
What is C.Diff.?
Bird Flu can be treated with
What are antivirals?
Plant-like organisms that live on dead organic matter
Ex. Mushrooms, Ringworm
What are Fungi?
An organism that is at risk of becoming contaminated with an infectious agent
What is a susceptible host?
The mode of transmission is eliminated by this proper use of soap and water
What is hand washing
Lyme Disease is commonly transmitted through the bites of this type of arachnid
What are ticks?
Viruses are commonly only treated for the _______
What are symptoms?
Parasitic bacterial microorganisms often carried by lice, ticks, and mites
What are rickettsiae?
The the method by which pathogens are spread
What is mode of transmission?
The process of destroying all microorganisms on an object
What is sterilization?
C. Diff. can be spread through these methods
What is contact with a host, contaminated stool, foods, or surfaces?
Fungus is treated with this type of medicine
What are antifungals?
Single-celled microorganisms that can exist within or outside of an organism
Types: Cocci, Bacilli, Spirilla, & Vibro
What are Bacteria?
A "holding place" in which an infectious agent usually lives, grows, & multiplies
What is a reservoir?
A biological preparation, usually through injection, that provides active acquired immunity to a particular disease
What are vaccines?
These two types of ticks are the most common carriers of Lyme Disease
What are Black-legged Ticks & Deer Ticks?
Lime Disease & C.Diff. are treated with this type of medication
What are antibiotics
One-celled animal-like organisms often found in decayed materials & contaminated water
Ex. Malaria
What are protozoa?
Diseases that can be spread from animals to humans
What are zoonotic diseases?
Protective clothing, helmets, goggles, or other garments or equipment designed to protect the wearer's body from injury or infection
What is personal protective equipment (PPE)?
Borrelia burgdorferi causes this disease
(Reece & Ryan's Presentation)
What is Lime Disease
Antibiotics do not kill these types of pathogens
What are viruses, prions, fungi, and parasites?