Disease Basics
A more official term for the word germ
Pathogen
5 different ways a pathogen can enter the body
Mouth, eyes, nose, ears, broken skin
4 ways to help prevent ourselves and others from getting sick
Wash hands, sanitize surfaces, clean food properly, stay home if you are sick, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze
Sharing infected needles, contact with blood or body fluids, contact with broken skin of infected person, sexual contact, mother to child
The largest physical part of the first line of defense
Skin
4 pathogens we have covered so far
Protozoa, viruses, bacteria, and fungi
Strep throat is caused by what type of pathogen?
Bacteria
What is the number one way to prevent many communicable diseases
WASH YOUR HANDS!!
5 ways HIV is NOT spread
Hugging, being sneezed on, sitting on a toilet seat, sharing towels or hair brushes, sharing a pen, swimming pools, etc
A fever is part of the ________ line of defense
Second
Diseases that can be spread from person-to-person are called what?
Communicable Diseases
4 examples of indirect contact
doorknobs, tabletops, faucet handles
Bacterial infections can be treated with
Antibiotics
A person with HIV may not show symptoms of the virus for up to ____ years but is still able to infect others.
10
These cells produce antibodies
B cells
Some bacteria are beneficial and can aid in the _________ process
Digestion
Mosquitos are how this tropical virus is spread
Malaria
How long should you wash your hands for and what song should you sing twice?
20 seconds and happy birthday
A ________ test is the most common way to test for HIV
Antibody
These cells activate the immune system and "call" for backup
T cells
2 diseases that can come from protozoa
Malaria and Dysentery
Deer ticks spread this communicable disease
Lyme disease
4 vaccines that can help to prevent sickness
Flu, Polio, Covid, Hepatitis B, Tuberculosis
HIV stands for
Human Immunodeficiency Virus
During an inflammatory response, ____ _____ ____ rush to the infected area