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Common Infectious Disease Review
Name: Ian Kelly
1. Please indicate the four types of common infectious disease or pathogens that
enter the body.
Answer: Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi, and Protozoans
2. What is a virus? And how do they differ from other pathogens?
Answer: 100 times smaller then most bacteria.
3. How do Tcells and Bcells of your immune system respond to pathogens?
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4. Name the four most common bacterial infections in the United States?
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5. What are some common healthful behaviors that can help you avoid infectious
diseases?
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6. An epidemic is an?
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7. List the four common viral diseases and ways you can treat them?
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8. Please explain why a protozoan differs from bacteria.
9. What is the body’s process for fighting an infection either internally or
externally?
10. Describe the different ways a pathogen can enter the body? (where and how)