Pathogens
What states that specific pathogens cause specific diseases?
What is the germ theory?
The skin and mucus make up what line of defense?
What is the first line of defense?
What is a viral disease usually caused by the rhinovirus; spreads through droplets in the air and primarily affects the nose and throat?
What is the common cold?
What is an infection of the intestines (gastroenteritis) caused by the norovirus; characterized by vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and stomach cramps?
What is the stomach flu?
What medications target and kill disease causing bacteria?
What are antibiotics?
What are single celled microorganisms with no nucleus that are mostly beneficial, but can cause disease?
What are bacteria?
What is an immune response characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain?
What is inflammation?
What disease is caused by a virus; causes respiratory symptoms and body aches?
What is influenza?
What is a fungal infection of the skin between the toes or in the groin; causes an itchy, burning rash?
What is athlete's foot?
Name one way to prevent communicable diseases.
What is.....
What pathogens invade cells and direct them to create more of them?
What are viruses?
What are white blood cells that specializes in engulfing and destroying pathogens, especially bacteria?
What are phagocytes?
What is an infection in which tiny air sacs in the lungs swell, making breathing difficult?
What is pneumonia?
What is a dangerous disease caused by a strain of the Staphylococcus aureus bacterium that is resistant to the antibiotic methicillin; can infect the skin, bone, lungs, and bloodstream?
What is MRSA?
What is the process of introducing a dead pathogen or nontoxic part of a pathogen into the body to provoke an immune response that prevents a certain disease; also called immunization?
What is vaccination?
What are multicellular organisms that produce spores?
What are fungi?
What are chemicals that attach to pathogens and label them as foreign bodies to be destroyed?
What are antibodies?
What is a viral disease that results in inflammation of the liver, jaundice, dark urine, and fatigue?
What is hepatitis?
What is the disease caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV); causes fever, sore throat, fatigue, swollen lymph nodes, and a swollen spleen?
What is mononucleosis?
How would one treat a viral infection?
What is antiviral meds, rest, fluids, etc.?
What are microorganisms that live on or inside other organisms (hosts)?
What are parasites?
B cells and T cells make up what line of defense?
What is the third line of defense?
What disease is caused by the Streptococcus bacterium; characterized by a painful sore throat and swollen, tender tonsils?
What is strep throat?
What is the inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord; can cause brain and nerve damage, disability, and death if untreated?
What is meningitis?
Why might emerging infectious disease occur?
What is....?