Outbreaks
What are the causes of diseases?
Pathogens
Living or Nonliving
Living
What the organism feeds on
the host
Living or non-living
one celled or many celled?
Both
One Celled (Bad ones) : mold Mildew ringworm
many celled (good ones) : mushrooms
outbreak of a disease that affects a large number of people within a particular area.
Epidemic
True or False Bacteria are smaller than viruses?
False
True or False? Parasite feed off of their host and shortly after kill the host
False
Parasites sicken or weaken but do not kill
Drugs that can sometimes be used to treat viruses
What is anti-viral drugs?
list 2 examples of a type of fungi
ringworm
athletes foot
fungal allergies
prevalent throughout an entire country, content or the whole world
A pandemic
drugs that kill bacteria or prevent their reproduction?
Antibiotics
in the example of the dog and the tick. The tick is a parasite but also a ____.
vector
this is used to treat and fight off fungi
antifungal cream
organism that spreads disease without getting sick
what is a vector
Coccus, Bacillus, Spirillum
list in example of a parasite?
malaria
west nile
yellow fever
Lyme disease
black plague
a dead or weakened virus injected into a person that help immune system fight off viruses.
Vaccine
what are some ways to prevent the spread?
keeping feet dry
cotton socks
breathable shoes
not walking on contaminated floors in bare feet
stay away from mold and mildew
to change or to alter something.
Mutate
when you take an antibiotic longer than you are supposed to your body becomes ____ and your cells begin to ____
resistant
mutate
what are ways to prevent the spread of parasites?
bug spray
wear long sleeves and pants
stay indoors
Describe three methods of transmission.
human contact, water, insect bite
Mold