Infectious Disease

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BACTERIA One celled tiny organisms that come in many shapes and grow everywhere.
VIRUS Smaller in size than bacteria and responsible for more infections than any other pathogen.
FUNGI An organism that usually causes disease of the skin.
TINY ANIMALS One-celled organisms called amoeba can penetrate the human body and cause problems in the lining of the membranes of the intestines. Some infectious animals are called parasites.
DISEASES FROM BACTERIA Bronchitis Lyme Disease Pinkeye Salmonella Staph Infection Strep throat
DISEASES FROM A VIRUS Chicken Pox Cold Sores Flu Chicken Pox Cold Sores Flu Hepatitis HIV and AIDS Mono (mononucleosis) HIV and AIDS Mono (mononucleosis)
DISEASES FROM FUNGI Athlete’s Foot Jock Itch Ringworm Candidiasis (Yeast Infection)
DISEASES FROM TINY ANIMALS Ascariasis Pinworm Scabies Amoebic Dysentery
WAYS TO SPREAD DISEASE CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT DIRECT CONTACT CONTACT WITH AN ANIMAL AIRBORNE
CONTACT WITH AN OBJECT EXAMPLES: Sharing a cup Sharing a hypodermic needle Sharing a shower (fungal infection)
DIRECT CONTACT EXAMPLES Kissing Sexual Contact Skin to Skin contact
CONTACT WITH AN ANIMAL Bug bite Dog bite
DEFENSES YOUR BODY HAS AGAINST DISEASE Eyes-tears, blinking Nose-hair, mucous Mouth-acid Abdomen- throwing up, acid Skin- first line of defense Fever- kills pathogen, triggers antibodies
HOW TO STRENGTHEN YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM Don't smoke. Eat a diet high in fruits and vegetables. Exercise regularly. Maintain a healthy weight. Manage your stress. Get adequate sleep. washing your hands frequently
B-CELLS produce antibodies which attach themselves to the germs so the other cells can recognize that these germs need to be destroyed.
T-CELLS Find invading germs or different cells and kill them
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