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Infectious Diseases |
Caused by organisms or viruses that enter and multiply within the body |
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Bacteria |
Live in air, soil, food, and the bodies of plants and animals |
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Viruses |
100x smaller than bacteria, smallest pathogens |
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Fungi |
Yeast, molds, and mushrooms. Grow in moist, dark areas; athlete's foot |
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Protozoan |
Single-celled organisms that are much larger and complex tham bacteria. Malaria, dsysentery |
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Other pathogens |
Caused by animals, trichina worms; lives in tissue of animals, lice, mites |
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How do pathogens spread? |
Spread through contact with food, water, soil, contaminated objects, infected animals and humans |
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Defenses |
Skin, mucus, saliva, tears, cilia, digestive system, inflammation, phagocytes |
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What are AIDS? |
It is a retrovirus tranferred by blood, semen, birth, sexual contact, breast milk, pre ejaculation, needles, vaginal fluids |
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What are symptoms of AIDS? |
Fever, night sweats, fatigue, chronic diarrhea, weight loss, swollen lymph nodes, truss on tongue |
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How do you test AIDS? |
ELISA- A blood test to locate antibodies Western Blot- to confirm ELISA test |
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Preventing AIDS |
Abstinence, avoid blood, sexual fidelity, avoid drugs |
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Opportunistic Infection |
Kaposi's Sarcoma- cancerous, purple blots of skin PCP- parasite that affects lungs (60% death rate) Age related demetia SLIM disease- severe weight loss |
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What is Trichomoniasis? |
Symptoms: painful urination, yellow discharge (F), clear discharge (M), urithritus, vaginitis, itching, burning Treatment- medicine treatment |
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What is HPV? |
Symptoms: genital warts, itching, burning Treatment: remove warts Can cause cervical cancer |
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What is Clymadia? |
Caused by bacteria, can be transfered to baby Symptoms: painful urination frequently, discharge Can cause urithritus and pelvic inflammartory disease in women Cure: none |
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What is Hepatitis? |
Attacks liver, spread by blood, viral disease, blood test needed Symptoms: fatigue, nausea, abdominal pain Can cause: liver cancer |
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What is Gnorrehea? |
Bacterial Symptoms: discharge, painful urination, itching Can cause: pelvic inflammatory disease, infertility Treatment: antibiotics |
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What are Herpes? |
1/5 people over 12 may get it, viral disease Symptoms: blisters Treatment: none |
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What is Syphillis? |
Bacterial Symptoms: flu-like symptoms Stage 1. Chancre sores Stage 2. Mouth sores Stage 3. 15-20 years later can get brain damage Treatment: Antibiotics |
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What is Pubic Lice? |
Symptoms: mites or insects on vag or penis; itching, bleeding from bites Treatment: Shampoo |
