Infectious Diseases
Infectious Diseases
8.L.1.1 Summarize the basic characteristics of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites relating to the spread, treatment and prevention of disease.
8.L.1.2 Explain the difference between epidemic and pandemic as it relates to the spread, treatment and prevention of disease.
Microbiology
with microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses,
archaea, fungi and protozoa.
Virus
change or mutate.It infects a host cell and replicates to cause
illness and disease.Ways to prevent a virus, vaccine.Also ways
to keep viruses from spreading, quarantine.
Bacteria
Multiply rapidly and can form colonies.
Fungi
can decompose or absorb organic matter.
Ex:Mushrooms,yeast and molds
Parasite
Called host cell,Taking nutrients and often harming them
in process.
Outbreak
extended in several countries,outbreaks
can last up two day or years.
Epidemic
in a community at a specific time.
Pandemic
that spreads though human population across a large
region.For example multiple regions or even worldwide.
Epidemic v.s Pandemic
While on the other hand a Pandemic is a contagious disease that affects a very large
population of humans when giving a result of multiple areas worldwide.
Vocabulary
Epidemic-an outbreak of a disease that affects many people in one specific area or region
Pandemic-an epidemic that spreads all over the world
Vector-an insect that transmits disease
Pathogen-A virus,bacteria,fungi,parasite and protozoa
Protozoa-Algae and amoebas
Virus-A non-living pathogen that can mutate or change and infects the host cell
Bactria-Singled celled organisms that reproduce rapidly
Parasite-An organism that lives in other organism
Fungi-A single-celled or multi-cellular organism
Host cell-A call that a virus invades
Quarantine-A time or place of isolation