Pathogens
- Created by: King Justin VIII
- Created on: 13-03-18 14:32
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- Pathogens
- Spread
- Airborne Pathogens are passed on through the air by inhalation.
- Ingestion Is when we eat or drink contaminated food and water
- Direct contact is when thins are passed from one person to another by touching of the skin.
- Body fluid can be contaminated blood or fluids from sexual intercourse or ever saliva!
- Vectors are things like mosquitos which carry he disease from one person to another
- Types of Pathogens
- Bacterium are single cellular, prokaryotic cells. Bacteria produce toxins.
- Viruses can take over cells. Viruses are alive!
- Fungi are Eukaryotic cells that feed on dead or decaying materials
- Protoctists unicellular organisms with a nucleus.
- Prevention
- Protective clothing
- Isolate infected person(s)
- Stereliliseing
- Catch it, Bin it, Kill it
- Extermination of potential vectors
- Safe burial
- Clean equipment (needles)
- Treatment
- To treat Fungi we use creams and powders because they are on the skin's surface
- Viruses are very hard to treat due to their tendency to take over cells and explode them. This means there is no way to just treat infected cells.
- Bacteria is treated wirh various antiobiotics depending on the bacteri.
- Spread
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