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INFECTIOUS DISEASES
1.
Any disease that is caused by agent that can pass from one living thing to another is considered to be
an. _____________________ ___________________.
2. Diseases are spread from person to person through a
or disease causing microbe.
3. Infectious diseases can be passed by:
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4.
and
are the two most common pathogens that cause
communicable diseases. The three other types of pathogens include:
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5. Bacteria
.
6. Some examples of bacterial infectious diseases include:
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7.
are extremely small particles that consists of an outer shell and genetic material.
8. Unlike bacteria, viruses cannot
by themselves.
9. Some examples of viral infectious diseases include:
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10.
are microbes that cannot make their own food. An example of a fungus is
.
11. Rickettsia are pathogens that are carried mostly by
.
12. Rickettsia also has some characteristics of both
M
S
F
,
,
, and
and
. R
is an example of a rickettsial disease.
13. GOOD HEALTH HABITS
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14. A
the body to make
is a substance that is used to keep a person from getting a disease and causes
.
15. Chemical substances that are produced by white blood cells to keep you from getting a disease again are
called a
. These essentially identify and destroy certain kinds of pathogens.
16. A Condition in which the body is less affected by certain pathogens due to special cells that fight
infection is called i
.
17. An
is a drug that kills or slows the growth of bacteria and rickettsiae. Some
common antibiotics:
o P
o A
o E
18. S
T
I
often passed by sexual and other close contact
(STIs) are infectious diseases that are most
19. G
is caused by a round bacterium called gonococcus that infect tissues of reproductive
system. Symptoms of gonorrhea include:
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20. If gonorrhea is left untreated, there may be damage to
passed from mother to baby and possibly cause
. It can also be
to the baby.
21. Syphilis is caused by the
,
.
,
22. Syphilis can cause
bacterium. Symptoms include
. It can be treated with an
, and
,
,
, and
.
23. C
is caused by the chlamydia trachomatis bacteria. Usually caught during sexual intercourse
with an infected person. Sometimes there are no
of symptoms. Sometimes symptoms may
include
 Discharge
 Pain during
 Severe
24. Chlamydia Facts
 If untreated, chlamydia can damage the
of men and women.
 Sometimes dangerous enough that adults cannot have
.
 If an infected mother does give birth, she can
to her baby during delivery.
 Cured with
 May cause l
I
.
25. AIDS stands for:
A=
I=
D=
S=
-
26. HIV stands for:
H= H
I=
I
V= V
27. First case of HIV was in
in Kinshasa of Africa. Simian immunodeficiency virus was found
in the green monkey. Contaminated the blood of a hunter while slaughtering a monkey for food.
28. HIV may show no
of being infected
29. HIV is a
.
30. Transmitted only through direct contact with certain
31. HIV IS TRANSMITTED
#1
#2
Sharing of
#3
From infected
#4
By means of
.
with an infected person
or syringes
to
through infected blood or
or blood products (no longer likely in the U.S.)
32. Some symptoms of HIV include:
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33. Avoiding Nonsexual Transmission of HIV
 Do not shoot
, or share
 Have an
test before becoming
or more risk factors
34. The only certain way to avoid
intercourse or sexual activity.
35. What does not transmit HIV:

a glass
 Hot tubs or swimming pools
 Toilets
 Skin to skin contact: h
 Food
 P
 I
 Tears
 A
for tattooing or ear piercing
if you have experienced one
of HIV is to
,h
, etc.
from sexual