Flashcards
BL3
Cards in this deck (20)
- 1Communicable diseasesan infectious disease transmissible - caused by pathogens
- 2pathogena microorganism that causes a disease
- 3viruses in animalsHIV - aids
- 4viruses in plantstobacco mosaic virus
- 5bacteria in animalssalmonella
- 6bacteria in plantsagrobacterium
- 7fungi in animalsathletes foot
- 8fungi in plantrose black spot
- 9protists in animalsmalaria
- 10protists in plantdowny mildew
- 11pathogen life cycleinfect a host- reproduce- spread from host = infect other organisms
- 12non-communicable diseasesnon infectious diseases - e.g. deficiency disease, cancer, heart disease
- 13transmissiondirect contact, water (dirty), air, unhygienic food, vector (animals e.g.)
- 14viralnot alive, not treated by antibiotics
- 15plant diseasesmost of the time they're transferred by direct contact
- 16tobacco mosaic virusleaves change colour (chloroplasts infected) to yellow or white, leaves can crinkle up. plant cant photosynthesis
- 17HIVbodily fluids, communicable. cuts, sharing needles & unprotected sex
- 18Aidsattacks immune system, communicable, untreatable
- 19measlesvery contagious, droplet disease, fever and rash, usually given vaccinations, causes infertility
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