B6.3 part 1 Flashcards

(8 cards)

1
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what is a communicable disease?

A

a disease that can spread between organisms

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what is a non-communicable disease

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a disease that cannot spread between organisms

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3
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what is a disease?

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part of the body not working correctly

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4
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what 4 ways can pathogens spread between animals?

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  1. through cuts in the skin
  2. through the digestive system
  3. through the respiratory system
  4. through the reproductive system
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5
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what is a pathogen?

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a microbe that causes disease

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6
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what 3 ways can pathogens spread between plants?

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  1. through vectors
  2. through direct of infected sap
  3. through the wind
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7
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what is the name of the period of time between harmful microbes entering your body and you feeling unwell?

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the incubation period

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8
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how do viruses replicate?

A
they attack a cell
insert it’s genes
‘tells’ the nucleus to copy genes
new viruses are made
cell bursts and releases new viruses
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