CAUSE OF DISEASES NOTETAKERS
Pathogens
• The scientific name for
“___________________”
• An organism that causes _______________
• 4 main types of pathogens
– Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites
Bacteria
• Prokaryotic (no __________________)
• ________cellular
• Found ____________________ (soil, water,
air, human body, etc…)
• Reproduce ____________________
• Most are not harmful, some can be
________________________
– Make yogurt, help you digest food
• Classified based on their _______________
– ________________ (coccus)
– ________________ (bacillus)
– ________________ (spirillum)
Virus
• A very ________________ particle made up
of ________________ material (DNA or
RNA) and a protein coat (capsid)
• NOT _________________!
• Each virus can only infect a
_______________ type of cell.
• Why do viruses want to get inside a living
cell?
– To _________________________!!!
Virus Reproduction
1. A virus attaches to a specific ___________
cell.
2. The virus’s ___________________ material
enters the host cell.
3. The virus’s ___________________ material
causes the cell the make viral
_________________ material and
__________________.
4. New ___________________ form inside the
host cell.
5. New viruses are ___________________ as
the host cell bursts open and is
__________________.
Parasites
• Any organism that has a
______________________ relationship
with a _________________ organism
• Caused by many different types or
organisms
– Fungi
– Protists
– Mites, ticks or lice
– Parasitic worms
Diseases caused by Viruses
• ________ (chicken pox, small pox, cow pox)
• ________________ (flu)
• Common _____________
• Polio
• _________________ fever
• West Nile
• _________________
• Rabies
Diseases caused by Bacteria
• Bubonic (________________)Plague
• Food Poisoning
• ________________ Disease
• Tetanus
• Tuberculosis
• _________________ Throat
• _________________ Fever
Diseases caused by Fungi
• ___________________ Foot
• Ringworm
Diseases caused by Parasitic Worms
• Hookworm
• __________________ worm
• Pinworm
• ___________________worm
Diseases caused by Protists (protozoans)
• Giardia
• ____________________ dysentery
• _____________________