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DISEASE NOTES
Disease: An ________________ condition or change (other
than injury) that interferes with _____________________
_______________________, causing ________________,
____________________, or _______________ problems
Types:
A. Non-communicable—
1.
2.
3.
B. Communicable—
1. Pathogens:
PATHOGENS
Type
1.
2.
3.
4.
Disease
Treatment
Ways Pathogens are Spread
1. Direct ____________________
2. Droplets (_______________________)
3. Contaminated _______________________________
4. Contaminated ________________________________
5. ___________________________________________
Properties of a Virus
1. How easy it spreads (____________ or ____________?)
2. __________________ (How long it lives outside the body)
3. How quickly it _________________
4. How often it ___________________
Worst Possible Type?
Spreads ________________
Very ___________________
Kills _________________
Constantly _____________
THE CHAIN OF INFECTION
The Six Links:
1.)
2.)
3.)
4.)
5.)
6.)
__________________________________
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Reservoir: A place for the pathogen to ________________
and _________________
 Examples: __________________________________
Place of Exit: A way for pathogens to _________________
__________________
 Examples: __________________________________
Method of Transmission: A way to ____________________
_________________________
 Directly: ____________________________________
 Indirectly: __________________________________
Port of Entry: Ways to _____________ a new host
 Examples: ___________________________________
Susceptible Host: Those that have little _______________
to the pathogen, thus lacking the ability to fight them off
Carriers: Those who carry the pathogen, but show no
_______________ or ________________; they can spread
the disease, but often do so _______________________
**ALL 6 links MUST be present in order for an
infection to occur!**
Breaking the Chain:
1.) Kill Pathogen
Ex: ________________________________________
2.) Prevent Contact
Ex: ________________________________________
3.) Prevent Escape:
Ex: ________________________________________
4.) Prevent Transmission:
Ex: ________________________________________
5.) Block Ports:
Ex: ________________________________________
6.) Resistant Host:
Ex: ________________________________________
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
What is it?
Body’s Defense Against Disease
First Line: Acts as a _________________ against pathogens
1.
2.
Second Line: Act when tissues are ________________; are
_________________________________ that you are sick
1.
2.
3.
4.
Third Line: Act to __________ or ___________ pathogens
1. ____________________
a. Pac-man like white blood cells (WBCs)
b. Consume and destroy pathogens
2. _____________________
a. Different types of specialized WBCs that
__________________ the immune response
b. Helper T-cells:
c. Killer T-cells:
d. B-cells:
3. Antibodies:
4. Lymph nodes:
5. Vaccine: