communicabel diseases (infection and response) Flashcards
(37 cards)
what are the two examples of viral diseases
measles
HIV
what are the two examples of bacterial diseases
salmonella
gonorrhoea
what is an example of a protist disease
malaria
what are the symptoms of measles
fever and red skin
how is measles spread
inhalation of droplets via coughing and sneezing
how is measles prevented
vaccination
symptoms of HIV
flu like illness
how does HIV work
virus attacks body’s immune cells
how is HIV spread
sexual contact or other exchange of bodily fluids
how is HIV treated
antiretroviral drugs
how is salmonella spread
via bacteria ingested in food
how does salmonella work
bacteria secrete toxins
symptoms of salmonella
vomiting
diarrhoea
fever
cramps
how is salmonella prevented
poultry vaccination
how is gonorrhoea spread
via sexual contact
symptoms of gonorrhoea
thick yellow or green discharge from penis/vagina
pain when urinating
how is gonorrhoea prevented
condom use
antibiotics
symptoms of malaria
recurrent fever
how to prevent malaria
preventing mosquito breeding
mosquito nets
how does malaria work
mosquito bites human
malaria cells injected
migrate to human liver
cells replicate (mitosis)
burst out of liver into blood
enter red blood cells
make millions of sex cells and burst out of red blood cells
causes fever
how is skin a human defence system
continually shedding layer
produces secretions to destroy pathogens
how are the lungs a human defence system
trachea secretes mucus which traps pathogens
how is the stomach a human defence system
hydrochloric acid destroys microorganisms in mucus and food/drink
how does phagocytosis work
phagocytes engulf the microbes
break them down once they are inside the cell