Biology P1 Infection and Response

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what is a communicable disease?
diseases caused by pathogens
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what are pathogens?
microorganisms that cause infectious diseases in animals/plants
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Viruses are...
not cells
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What does Epidemic mean?
viral diseases that spread to many people in one specific region
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Where do fungi reproduce well?
in damp conditions (e.g. feet)
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Transmission occurs due to...
direct contact, water and air
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What does Pandemic mean?
viral diseases that spread to millions of people across the globe
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Which results in secondary infections?
fungi
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what are vectors?
An organism that carries and passes on pathogens without getting the disease
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Examples of Communicable Diseases are...
HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
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what are pathogens?

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microorganisms that cause infectious diseases in animals/plants

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Viruses are...

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What does Epidemic mean?

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Where do fungi reproduce well?

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