Infectious diseases
Ariel rios
8.L.1.1 and 8.L.1.2 standards
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
the study of different types of microorganisms including bacteria, viruses and fungi.
virus
characteristics of a virus.
1. non-living.
2. disease producing particle.
3. they are not made of cells.
important information.
1. viruses need a host cell to survive.
2. too little to see with the naked eye.
3. replicates inside the living cells of other organisms.
Bacteria
characteristics of a bacteria.
1. consists of one cell.
2. prokaryotic
3. reproduce rapidly.
Important information
1. they have different number of shapes
2.