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what are disease that is spread from one living organism to another or through the environment and occur in the respiratory tract?
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communicable disease
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what is an infection
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when pathogens in the body multiple and damage body cells
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628
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what are some communicable pathogen disease
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virus
bacteria fungi protozoa rickettsias |
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What are viruses
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gentetic material surrounded by a protein coat antibodies do not work against viruises but treats symptoms
some virus are common cold flu pneumonia hepatitis polio aids meningitis chicken pox herpies rabies smallpox west nile virus |
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what is bacteria
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single celled microorganisms thay lives almosr everywhere on earth. bacteria can be treated with antibodies
some bacteria are food borne illness strep throat tuberculosis diphtheria gonorrhea lyme diseases pinkeye bacterial pneumonia bacterial meningitis |
629
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what are plantlike organisms that cause disease of the lungs, mucous membranes and the skin. most common diease is athletes foot
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fungi. it also is ringworm and vaginal yeast infection
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629
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what is protozoa
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single celled microorganisms larger than bacteria some disease are
malaria amoebic dysentery sleeping sickness |
629
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what pathogen enters the body through insect bites
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rickettsias
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630
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how are communicable disease spread?
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through direct and indirect contact and airborne
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630
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puncture wounds, child birth, and contact with infected animals are all ex. of
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direct contact
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630
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what are some examples of indirect contact
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contaiminated objects
vectors-orgam that carry &transmit pathogens ex flies ticks contaiminated food and water |
630
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what are examples of airborne transmission
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when a infect person sneezes or cough into theair as tiny droplets travel as far as 10 feet
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631
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what are the most common respiratory infections
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cold, infuenza pneumonia strep throat and tuberculosis
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what does hepatitis effect
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the liver and the most common types atr A,B and.C
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635
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what are the most common cpmmunicable diseases
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mononucleosis
measles encephalitis meningitis chicken pox |
636
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what is the best alley to fight off or against communiable disease?
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immune system
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when you cut your self or get a splinter and swelles and rednes occurs what does this mean
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your bodt is protecting and stoping invasion of pathogens
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639
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what is the difference between active and passive immunity?
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active immunity is produced in the body by vaccine that helps stimulate the immunity response. passive immunity is when bodies recieve antibodies from another person ex. mother brest feeding these are temporary unlike active
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642
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what body system circulates antibodies to protect our body against disease?
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lymphatic system
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642
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a disease outbreal that affects mamy people in the same place and at the same time?
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epidemic
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a global outbreak of an infection disease
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pandemic
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hepatitis b is
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consider as a std
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what are some common std
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genital HPV infection-
chlamydia genital herpes gonorrhea trichomoniasis syphilis |
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why do std go undiagnosed and untreated?
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embarrassment
lack of symptoms misinformation notification policies |
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disese that are not transmitted by another person, a vector, or the environment is what?
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a noncommunicable disease
ex. cancer, cardiovascular disease, allergies, asthma, diabetes, arthritis |
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what is cardiovascular disease and what does it consist of?
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a disease that affects the heart or blood vessel killing more than a million Americans every year. cardio refers to the heart. vascular refers to the blood vessel.
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cardiovascular disease consist of
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hypertension high blood pressure , athrrosclerosis, and stroke
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