Preventing Pathogens spreading Flashcards
1
Q
how do you treat food to avoid pathogens spreading
A
cook food high enough
don’t cross contaminate
purify water
2
Q
how do you reduce pathogen spread (environmental)
A
reduce the habitat that insects thrive in
e.g. remove stagnant water
3
Q
what other precautions should you take to minimize pathogen spread
A
good hygiene
clean surfaces
vaccine
isolation
4
Q
How do pathogens make us ill
A
bacteria + virus reproduce rapidly and bacteria produce toxins making us ill
5
Q
how do viruses reproduce
A
they can’t reproduce so they invade cells in order to do so
they inject dna inside which multiplies
6
Q
what happens to the host of viruses
A
the cell is destroyed when the new viruses burst out
