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Infectious Diseases

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(communicable diseases) illnesses caused by pathogens that can spread from organism to organism

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epidemiology

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the branch of medicine which deals with the incidence, distribution and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health

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virulence

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the ability of an agent of infection to produce disease. The virulence of a microorganism is a measure of the severity of the disease it causes

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contagious

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easily transmitted from one host to another

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what does an infectious disease require to spread

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an infectious agent (pathogen), a host and a mode of transmission (vector)

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zoonoses

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describes the example of the spread of a disease from animals to humans (eg. rabies)

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pathogen

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anything that is able to cause a disease within a host (eg. bacteria and viruses)

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host

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an organism that a pathogen infects

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mode of transmission

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how a disease is spread from host to host

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indirect contact transmission

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airborne disease, food and water, vectors (anthropods, mammals and birds) contaminated articles, non-sterile procedures, across the placenta

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airborne

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inhalation of bacterial spores or droplets containing pathogens from coughing, sneezing or speaking

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food and water transmission

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eating or drinking contaminated food (caused by a lack of proper sewage treatment of water supplies or poor hygiene)

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vector transmission

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transmission through other organisms that carry the pathogen from one person to another or from an infected animal to another person

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across the placenta transmission

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pathogens move across the placenta from the mother to enter the foetal circulation

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pattern of infection

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pathogen enters the body, incubation period, symptoms, crisis, convalescence

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infection

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detrimental colonisation of a host organism by a foreign species

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variables involved in becoming infected

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route of entry, virulence of the organism, quantity of the initial inoculant, immune status of host

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fomite

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any inanimate object that when contaminated can transfer disease to a new host

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initiation

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existence of a reservoir or source of infection

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source

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the person, animal, object or substance from which an infectious agent passes to the host

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reservoir

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any person, animal, anthropod, plant, soil or substance which an infectious agent lives and multiplies (on which it depends primarily for survival and where it reproduces itself in such a manner that it can be transmitted to a host)

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endemic disease

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a disease condition that is normally found in a certain percentage of a population

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epidemic disease

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a disease condition present in a greater than usual percentage of a specific population

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pandemic disease

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an epidemic affecting a large geographical area often on a global scale

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reverse zoonoses
when humans infect animals
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cross-species transmission
the phenomenon transfer of viral infection from one species, usually a similar species, to another. one species transfers to another which in turn transfers to humans
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antigenic shift
the genetic change that allows a flu strain to jump from one animal species to another
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toxigenesis
ability to produce toxins
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microbial toxins
toxins produced by micro-organisms, including bacteria and fungi
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exotoxins
are immediately released into the surrounding environment, they are generated and actively secreted and act at a site removed from bacterial growth
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endotoxins
are not released into the surrounding environment until the bacteria is killed by the immune system, they remain a part of the bacteria
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tinea
refers to a skin infection from a dermatophyte (ring worm) fungus
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protozoans
diverse group of mostly mobile unicellular, heterotrophic eukaryotic organisms that were in the protista kingdom
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apicomplexans
protist parasites of animals. most have life cycle stages that help them to survive in different environments
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types of protists
protozoans, apicomplexans, amoebozoans, diplomonads
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phage
a virus that infects bacteria
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virion
the complete, infective form of a virus outside a host cell. have a core of RNA and a capsid
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antibiotics
chemicals that kill or inhibit the growth of bacteria
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capsule
aid disease progression, can protect the bacteria against hosts immune system
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fibriae
hair-like appendages that help the bacteria stick to their substrate or to one another
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plasmid
ring of DNA that may have antibiotic resistance genes
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endospores
a dormant, tough, non-reproductive structure to ensure the survival of a bacterium through periods of environmental stress
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conjugation
when two bacteria cells are temporarily joined and commonly transfer DNA
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Gram staining
distinguishes bacteria based on the properties of their cell wall
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mycosis
fungal infection
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sporangia
fruiting body of fungi
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plant rust
plant disease caused by a pathogenic fungi Puccinales
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chytridiomycosis
caused by chytrid fungus, affects amphibians
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fungi
heterotrophic, cell wall, eukaryotic, uni or multicellular
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bacteria
prokaryotes, single strand of DNA, cell wall
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capsid
protein coat that surrounds a virus
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features of a virus
have DNA or RNA and a capsid, can be crystallised, lack metabolic enzymes, host range
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host range
limited number of host species that each particular virus can infect
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vial diseases
measles, mumps, chickenpox, AIDS
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virus
very small infectious particles with either a DNA or RNA genome surrounded by a protein coat (capsid)
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Tuberculosis
a disease caused by infection with the bacteria M. tuberculosis
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how is tuberculosis transmitted
when a person with TB in the lungs or throat coughing, sneezes or speaks, sending the bacteria into the air (airborne)
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tetanus
infection characterised by muscle spasms
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chytridiomycosis
amphibian chytrid fungus disease
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how is chytridiomycosis transmitted
waterbourne zoospores spread from place to place in water or wet materials, or found in the skin of infected individuals
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transmission of phytophthora dieback
spores easily spread through stormwater and drainage . water, or human activities
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zoospore
has a flagella
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factors that increase spread of disease
fast life-cycle, exponential growth, high density, high population, direct contact, travel of people/goods, drug resistance, mutation, climate, social unrest/civil wars, lack of health care
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attack rate
proportional number of cases developing in the population that was exposed to thee infectious agent
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communicable disease
infectious disease that can be transmitted from one host to another
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herd-immunity
a phenomenon that occurs when a critical concentration of immune hosts prevents the spread of an infectious agent
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incidence
the number of new cases of a disease in a population at risk during a specific period of time
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index case
the first identified case of a disease in an outbreak or epidemic
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outbreak
a cluster of cases occurring during a brief time interval and affecting a specific population
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conditions needed for bacterial growth
plenty of food, suitable temp and pH, no build-up of poisonous waste products, oxygen is needed
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bacterial reproduction
asexual - binary fission
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phases of bacteria growth
1 - lag phase, 2 - log phase, 3 - stationary phase, 4 - death phase
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antimicrobial resistance
occurs when a microbe evolves to become more or fully resistant to antimicrobials which could previously treat it
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
a bacteria that causes infections in different parts of the body
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antigenic variation (drift)
when an influenza virus creates mutated copies that promote drug resistance
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antigenic shift
an abrupt, major change in the human influenza A virus, by which two or more different types combine to form a virus that is radically different from the ancestor strains
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quarantine
is used to separate and restrict the movement of persons; it is a 'state of enforced isolation'
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border controls
measures taken by a country to monitor or regulate its borders
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biosecurity
A set of preventive measures designed to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases in crops and livestock, quarantined pests, invasive alien species, and living modified organisms
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immunisation
when your immune system is stimulated, so that it can recognise a particular disease and protect you from future infections from that disease
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chain of infection
name of the model that describes the way infections spread through a population. agent - reservoir - portal of exit - means of transport - portal of entry - susceptible host
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antibiotics
a type of antimicrobial drug used in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections
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bactericidal antibiotics
kill bacterial pathogens by targeting their outer cell walls
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bacteriostatic antibiotics
do not kill the bacteria but inhibit their growth and reproduction by targeting their ribosomes, which interferes with their protein synthesis
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higher temperatures will affect? (for mosquito vector)
geographical range, breeding patterns, feeding patterns
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increase in rainfall and humidity will? (for mosquito vector)
increase mosquito breeding habitats, increase moquito survival
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decrease in rainfall and humidity will? (for mosquito vector)
create habitat by rivers drying into pools, increase container breeding
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increase in sea level will? (for mosquito vector)
create new water habitats for breeding

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