Bacteria 1
What is the name of the bacteria that caused the Black Plague?
Yersinia pestis
What is the name of the bacteria that causes Syphilis?
Treponema pallidum
What type of pathogen causes influenza?
Virus
What is Dengue fever?
It is a mosquito-borne viral infection caused by the Dengue virus and is primarily found in tropical or subtropical regions.
What is the pathogen name for giardiasis
Giardia lamblia
What is the mode of transmission of TB?
Air droplets
Where is Staphylococcus A usually found?
Skin surface
How is influenza transmitted?
Through respiratory droplets and aerosols
How is HPV transmitted
skin-to-skin contact
In which organ of the human body do Plasmodium parasites first multiply after infection?
the liver
Bacteria is multicellular, True or False?
False
Which of the following is NOT caused by bacteria? HIV, TB, Staph A, or salmonella.
HIV
What system in the body does HIV primarily attack?
The immune system specifically CD4 T-Helper cells
How to prevent Dengue fever?
eliminate standing water, use mosquito repellents on the skin, or wear protective clothing.
What strain of plasmodium is fatal and causes cerebral malaria?
Plasmodium falciparum
What are two severe complications of Staph A infection?
Sepsis and endocarditis
How is gonorrhea contracted?
sexual contact
Name one way HIV can be transmitted
sexual contact, mother-to-child transmission
Is there a vaccine against HPV?
Yes
In Giardiasis, what is the role of trophozoites?
Attachment to the intestinal lining
Explain the pathogenesis of Gonorrhea.
Bacteria feeds on epithelial cells in the mucous membranes of private parts of the human body and causes inflammation and rash.
Is there a vaccine against syphilis?
NO
What is the name of the drug therapy used to control HIV infection?
Antiretroviral Therapy
How does cervical cancer develop from HPV?
A persistent high-risk infection can lead to abnormal cervical cell changes that may produce cancer over time.
What species of mosquitoes transmits Malaria?
female Anopheles mosquitoes