Health test Flashcards
(23 cards)
Pathogen
Organisms that cause disease and do not belong in the body.
Immune System
Body’s defense system against pathogens.
Lymphatic System
vessels that collect fluid from tissues.
Influenza
Most common viral infection of the respiatroy system
Hepatitis
Inflamation of the liver
Hepatitis A is transmitted in:
contaminated food, water, and human waste
Hepatitis B is transmitted:
Through sexual activities (more severe then hep. A)
Mono
Viral infection that causes lymph nodes to swell
Tuberculosis
Highly contagious infection in lungs
Name and describe five different types of pathogens
- Bacteria: Single celled microorganisms
- Viruses: Smallest pathogens
- Fungi: related to molds
- Protozoans: 100 times larger then bacteria
- Other pathogens: Disease caused by animal
Four ways a person comes in contact with a pathogen
- Contaminated environmental source
- Infected animals
- Contaminated objects
- Through contact with contaminated person
Name the four things our immune system are made up of
- Cells in blood
- Lymph fluid
- Bone marrow
- Other tissue
Four ways HIV is transmitted
- Sharing IV neddles
- Contact with blood
- Mother to child
- Sex
Four symptoms of HIV
Two Types of Immunity
- Active Immunity: Your immune system creates
- Passive immunity: Reciving antibodies from another immune system
Name and describe 5 stages of infectious diseases
1) Incubation: time between entry of virus
2) Prodomanal: start to feel symptoms
3) Acute: When you are in the worst stage and stay home
4) Recovery: Feel a little better
5) Convolesense: All symptoms are gone
Three ways to prevent yourself from an infectious disease
1: Don’t share objects that transfer pathogens
2: Exersize
3: Avoid unhealthy substances
Two symptoms of influenza
1: High fever
2: Sore throat
Common cold Fact
Common viral infection of multiple viruses
Influenza Fact
Common viral infection of upper respitory system
Tuberculosis Fact
Highly contagious bacterial infection that effects lungs
Mono Fact
Viral infection that causes the lymph nodes to become swollen
Pneumonia Fact
Infection of the lungs
