Disease & Pathogens
Awareness & Prevention
What are Pathogens
• Pathogens are disease causing organisms.
There are 5 types of Pathogens:
- ______________ – smallest, toughest pathogens
- _____________ – single celled organism, most plentiful and most
pathogenic
- ___________ – single or multi-celled organisms with thread like
fibers and reproductive spores
- __________ – single cell, microscopic animals that destroy
cells by releasing enzymes and toxins to interfere
with cell function.
- Helminths (___________) – small parasitic worms that attack
specific tissues or organ and compete with the host for nutrients.
Virus vs Bacteria
Virus
Bacteria
No cure – but treated with _________ medicines
(reduces it’s affects) (__________ are antiviral)
Cured with ___________
Unable to ____________ on it’s own
______________ on it’s own in ideal environment
Take over cell’s __________ __________ and
instructs it to produce new viral particles which are
released to enter other cells
Release __________ that digest body cells or toxins
that produce specific effects
MOST COMMON:
MOST COMMON:
__________ (is a Retrovirus)
__. ________
_____________ and __________ – causes colds and
respiratory infections
Listeria, ____________, Tetanus, ____________
Influenza – the Flu
Salmonella,
Herpes, Hepatitis, _____________
Infectious vs Non-Infectious
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Caused by __________
Caused by __________, _________, and lifestyle
factors
_______________ (Passed from Human to Human or
Animal to Human)
___-______________ (Cannot be passed from one
person to another, except through heredity)
Acquired through ___________ activation
Develops ______ _______
Some can be cured with ___________
____________, but can be __________ with
medication
Communicable vs Non-Communicable
COMMUNICABLE
NON-COMMUNICABLE
Passed from one __________ to ____________
Cannot be _________ from person to person
Infectious
Non-Infectious
Acute onset/ Acquired from ___________ organism
___________
COMMON DISEASE:
COMMON DISEASE:
_______, Flu, Chicken Pox, Meningitis, HIV/AIDS,
Herpes,
Diabetes, ____________, Cancer, Arthritis,
Polio, Pnuemonia, __________, Athlete’s Foot, SARS,
_______ _______, Eating Disorder, Bone Disease,
Rubella, ___________, Mumps, Hepatitis,
Tuberculosis,
Multiple Sclerosis, Muscle & _____ Disorders
____________ (________), Strep Throat, Whooping
Cough
Preventing the Spread of Communicable
Disease
• _______ your _________ frequently – especially if you’ve been around
someone who is sick or has some type of bacterial or viral infection
• Use a _____, the inside of your shirt/jacket, or the inside of your elbow to
__________ your nose and mouth when you cough or sneeze instead of
your ________.
• Always use _______ ____ such as gloves, _______, masks to cover your
skin, mouth, nose and eyes when coming in contact with another person’s
______ ______ such as blood, vomit, ______, urine, etc.
• Stay at ______ if you are sick to keep from passing your germs onto others.
• _________ items or areas where a person who has been sick has been in
contact with.
• Don’t be _______ fools! That’s _____! You’ll get ____!