Module 2 Food and Health 4.0 / 5 based on 2 ratings ? BiologyHealth, illness and diseaseASOCR Created by: AGomezCreated on: 27-05-14 12:32 What is the definition of health? State of mental physical and social well-being not just the absence of disease. 1 of 14 What is the difference between a parasite and pathogen? A parasite lives in or on another living thing causing harm to its host whereas a pathogen doesnt 2 of 14 Why can bacteria infect someone quickly? They are able to reproduce rapidly in the right conditions 3 of 14 What causes athlete foot? Fungi 4 of 14 What causes Tuberculosis (TB)? Bacteria 5 of 14 What causes HIV/AIDS Virus 6 of 14 What causes malaria ? Protocista plasmodium 7 of 14 A mosquito sucks blood from an infected person and bites an uninfected person and transfer the infectious plasmodium What is this an example of? A disease being transmitted 8 of 14 Where do malarial parasites go once in the liver ? The plasmodium migrates to the liver and then lives in the red blood cells in the infected host. 9 of 14 How is HIV/AIDS transmitted, what are the most common ways of it being transmitted? Unprotected sexual intercourse,sharing unhygienic needles (drug use) 10 of 14 What does TB affect? The lungs 11 of 14 How is TB contracted ? It is air bourne so by breathing in 12 of 14 What is a primary defence of a disease? The skin 13 of 14 If the primary defence doesn't work what secondary defence can be used? Phagocytes 14 of 14
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