Chapter 12: Bacteria
Pertussis - a respiratory airborne bacterial disease - is a particular threat to young children, and is otherwise known as this!
Whooping Cough
This common fungal infection is known to cause circled raised areas on the skin, can be transmitted from humans to pets, and is not a helminth at all.
This bacterial STI, often asymptomatic, has the highest occurrence in the United States, and can possibly lead to infertility.
Chlamydia
The MMR vaccine protects people against which three diseases, up to over 90% average efficacy.
Measles, mumps, rubella
This protozoa infection is known to be sourced from cat feces and undercooked meat, known to cause complications during pregnancy and potential growth defects in the affected child postpartum.
Toxoplasmosis
This metallic apparatus acts as a respirator, and has been a method of treating complications of polio for decades.
Iron lung
Prion diseases are known as Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. What phenomenon is occurring within brain cells when infected with prions?
Overfilling of water/fluid in the brain cells, such as a sponge effect.