Diseases
What are diseases?
Bacteria, Virus, Protist,& Fungus
What virus cause infectious disease.
• Influenza
• Measles
• Small Pox
• Chicken Pox
• HIV
Can an virus grow or develop, & are viruses alive
NO, Yes
Ways Bacteria can be helpful
- Foods (Yogurt, Bread)
- Water/Sewage Treatment
- Medicine
- Digestion (in your intestines)
What does a Helper T Cell do for the immune system?
Calls the other cells
which diseases cause the worst outbreak
Avian Flu (Spanish Flu)
What is Pathogens?
a disease causing organism or particle
What is the difference in Virus and cell? (2 answers)
Structure in a Virus: DNA or RNA in capsid, some with envelope, Structure in a cell: Cell membrane, cytoplasm; eukaryotes also contain nucleus and many organelles.
Reproduction in a Virus: Only within a host cell, Reproduction in a Cell: Independent cell division, either asexually or sexually.
How can You control the spread of Bacteria?
- Washing
- Disinfectants
- Vaccines
- Antibiotics
What does a B-Cell make?
Antibodies
what are the different lives of Endemic, Pandemic, & Epidemic?
1: affects a particular group of people or in a local region of the world
2:affects many people across the world
3:affects many individuals in a community at the same time
What is an zoonotic?
Most viruses begin as animal viruses and mutate to become transmissible to humans.
Viruses cause what 3 range of disease? In order
Common Cold to HIV to Cancer.
WHat are some Bacteria pathogens
• Cholera
• Leprosy
• Bubonic Plague
• Scarlet Fever
What are 3 different types of cells that contribute to/are a part of the immune system?
Helper T cell
Killer T cell
Memory B cell
which two branches monitor infectious diseases. (name not nickname)
the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, & the World Health Organization
What type of disease is HIV/AIDS? And How many people live with it?
Virus, 36 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide
What do most viruses have?
Most have a Protein Coat used to blind to host cells.
What is an Super Bug
Overuse of antibiotics – causes resistance
LIst the 3 common methods of transmission?
Airborne, Exchange of Bodily Fluids, Direct Contact.
What is Infectious Disease? The definition.
are transmissible or communicable diseases caused by pathogens that can spread between organisms (not just humans).
What are the 3 pathogens?
Viruses, Bacteria, And Prions.
What is one thing that can Prevention viral infections?
Vaccines
What is Antibiotics?, Who found it?, What year?
Antibiotics - The first antibiotic discovered was Penicillin (1928) by Alexander Flemming, turning point in medicine.
How many people did Bubonic Plague (The Black Death) kill?
estimated 100 million people over 200 years