Communicable Diseases

Question 1

What is a communicable disease?

Answer 1

Disease you catch of other people

Question 2

What is a pathogen?

Answer 2

A disease causing micro-organism

Question 3

How are pathogens spread?

Answer 3

skin contact
bodily fluids
airborne particles
contact with feces
touching a surface touched by an infected person
Droplets
Bites

Question 4

How do pathogens damage the body?

Answer 4

They can make you ill cause of toxins

Destroy cells

It ‘hacks’ the muscle, making more viruses

Question 5

How does surviving a virus/disease make you immune?

Answer 5

When a new disease enters our body our white blood cells makes antibodies or antitoxins and tries to destroy the virus, if it succeeds then it makes a memory cell so if that same disease enters our body again our white blood cells remeber how to get rid of it quickly

Question 6

How to reduce the spread of disease

Answer 6

Wash hands

Get vaccinated

Safe sex

Question 7

Measles

Answer 7

Measles is a highly contagious infectious disease caused by the measles virus. Symptoms usually develop 10–12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7–10 days. Initial symptoms typically include fever, often greater than 40 °C (104 °F), cough, runny nose, and inflamed eyes. Also red rash skin

Question 8

HIV

Answer 8

HIV stands for human immunodeficiency virus. It is the virus that can lead to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome or AIDS if not treated. … HIV attacks the body’s immune system, specifically the CD4 cells (T cells), which help the immune system fight off infections.

Question 9

Tobacco mosaic virus

Answer 9

DescriptionTobacco mosaic virus is a positive-sense single stranded RNA virus in the genus Tobamovirus that infects a wide range of plants, especially tobacco and other members of the family Solanaceae. The infection causes characteristic patterns, such as “mosaic”-like mottling and discoloration on the leaves.

Question 10

What are HIV and measles and tobacco mosaic viruses?

Answer 10

Viral pathogens

Question 11

What are salmonella amd gonorrhoeo

Answer 11

Bacterial viruses

Question 12

Gonohrrea

Answer 12

Gonorrhea is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that can infect both men and women. It can cause infections in the genitals, rectum, and throat. It is a very common infection, especially among young people ages 15-24 years.