Infectious Diseases
By: Hunter Reid
What is Microbiology
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms
Characteristics of Bacteria
Bacteria is a single celled prokaryotic microorganism that live in soil water or inside living things and can reproduce rapidly. They are small and could be spherical, rod, spirilla shaped.
Characteristics of Viruses
Virus is a nonliving, they have disease producing particles, they are unable to reproduce without a host cell. Viruses can be shaped like a helical, icosahedral, complex and enveloped.
Characteristics of Parasites
Parasites are on organism that lives on or inside of another organism and benefits by taking nutrients from its host. Parasites don't have a shape because it can be any insect can give you a disease also known as a vector.
Characteristics of Fungi
Fungi are a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that live by decomposing the organic material in which they grow. Fungi can be mushrooms, algae, mold, and also mildew, etc.
Outbreak
An outbreak is a spread of a disease that only spreads to one area. Like if at a school and 90 kids all have the flu at once then that would be an outbreak.
Epidemic
An epidemic is a spread of a disease that spreads over a region or a country.
Pandemic
A pandemic is a spread of a disease that has spread world wide.
Differences and Simularties
Epidemic will only be in one specific place, only in one country.
Pandemic will be all over the world.
Important Definitions
Vector
Any insect that can transmit a disease or parasite to one animal or plant from another organism.
Pathogen
Anything that can cause a disease.
Protozoa
Are a diverse group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms.
Virus
A nonliving pathogen that can change mutate. It infects a hose cell and then replicates to cause illness and disease.
Bacteria
Single celled prokaryotes that can cause disease. Multiply rapidly and can form colonies.
Parasite
An organism that liver in or on another organism, called a host, taking nutrients and often harming it in the process.
Fungi
A single celled or multi cellular organism that can decompose or absorb organic matter. Ex: mushrooms, yeast, or mold
Host Cell
A call that a virus invades, takes over, and makes copies or itself.
Quarantine
A time or place of isolation in which people or animals that have been exposed to infectious or contagious disease are placed.