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LO: SWBAT understand and explain how our body comes under attack. DN: List some ways in which you can get sick. What causes you to be sick? HW: read pages 1029-1033, page 1052 # 22 What is wrong? Disease•the body is not working as it should •The body is not in homeostasis What is the common theme? Disease in humans may result from foreign invader organisms called….. PATHOGENS Pathogen: any disease causing organism Pathogens • Bacteria • Viruses • Fungi • Parasites Bacteria Characteristics • Prokaryotes • Unicellular organisms • Lack most ORGANELLES, no true nucleus. Examples • Strep throat Salmonella – toxins • Syphilis What will the doctor Give you? Antibiotics Virus • A VIRUS IS NOT A CELL (IT IS NOT ALIVE) • DNA or RNA + Protein Coat • Very small, smaller then a CELL. • They can only reproduce INSIDE a cell. • A virus works by injecting its DNA into a cell, turning the cell into a virus producing factory. Examples • HIV • Chicken Pox • Influenza Can you take antibiotics? Antibiotics will not work on a virus- they are specific for bacteria. Fungus • Athlete’s foot • Ring worm • What can the doctor Prescribe? • Fungicides Parasites Organisms that feed off of other organisms Examples: tapeworm, heartworm, trypanosoma, toxocara Host: The organisms that the pathogen is living/feeding off of Vector: What is transmitting the pathogen. A vector could be living or nonliving. Examples: other animals, insects, water, desk How are pathogens transmitted? Blood Food Animal Sex Air Diagnosing – determine the disease you have Diagnosis is made based on symptoms , examination and testing Prevention vs. Treatment Prevention – ways to avoid getting the disease. Treatment – ways to help people with a disease to get better. Besides pathogens, what else can cause disease? Toxic Substances Organ Malfunction Poor Nutrition Inherited Disorder Risky Personal Behavior