Health and Disease (Infectious Disease) - As Biology

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What is the defenition of Health ?
A state of physical, mental and social well being.
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The defenition of Disease ?
A condition that impairs the normal function of an organism
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What is a pathogen ?
An organism that can cause damage to the organism it infects (host)
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What is a parasite ?
An organism that lives in or on an organism, that causes harm to that organism
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Disease an be caused by what ?
Genetic defeats, nutritional deficiencies, enviromental factors.
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Malaria is caused by what ?
A parasite called, plasmodium
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What are mosquitos ?
Vetors
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Is the plasmodium transported into the blood ?
True
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How does Malaria infect the organism ?
It infects the liver and red blood cells, disrupts blood supply to organs
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What does HIV stand for ?
Human immune virus
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What does HIV infect ?
It infects white blood cells
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What can HIV only do inside the cells ?
It can only reproduce inside the cells as it has no ribosomes etc
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What happens to the cell, when HIV leaves it ?
The cell is killed
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How does HIV, lead to AIDS ?
The immune system is down/deteriarates and eventually fails due to the loss of white blood cells
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What does AIDS stand for ?
Accquired immune deficency syndrome
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How is HIV transmitted ?
Unprotected sex, sharing needles, mother to fetus
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What does TB stand for ?
Tuberoulosis
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Is TB formed by a bacterium ?
True
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How is it spread
Droplets of mositure
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Does TB always show symptoms ?
False
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