1. Treatment of Pathogens
Pathogens and Disease unit

2. How do you treat bacterial infections?
To treat you can use antibiotics
Antibiotic means the destruction of life
This works by only attacking cells with a cell wall. Cells in the human body do not have a cell wall, so it only disintegrates the cell walls of bacteria.

3. Prevention of Bacteria
Wash hands with consistently throughout the day
Care for your immune system
Cook food thoroughly
Cover your mouth and nose
Stay away from ill people

4. Link to how antibiotics work

5. Treatment for Viruses
You can only treat symptoms of a virus since it is not living you cannot destroy it.
Your body eliminates the infected cell with B and T cells so it can no longer reproduce the virus.
Vaccines are more specific to a type of virus than antibiotics which covers a wide range.

6. Prevention for viruses
Vaccines are used to prevent different viruses.
Make sure you keep your hands clean and wash them often throughout the day
Stay away from ill people
How vaccines work: * Inject using a needle or spray into a person. The liquid contains the live virus (weakened) these will ask as teachers to the immune system so they can build up antibodies for it, or the inactivated virus which makes your body produce more antibodies. *

7. Antibodies attacking a virus cell

8. Treatment of Fungus Oral medications Ointments Creams
Sprays (tinactin)
All the above kill the growth on the fungi

9. Prevention of Fungi Wash your self regularly
Wash clothes especially if you have been exercising in them.
Keep dry
Avoid walking barefoot
Discard old shoes

10. Treatment of Parasites
Specific parasite targeting medications Some antibacterial also work against parasites. Metronidazole can block the reproduction cycle of some parasites as well as some bacteria.
There are some antiparasitic drugs that are only available directly from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and your doctor must specifically request them from the CDC.

11. Prevention of Parasites
Check your body for ticks, fleas, lice, etc..
Take medication prescribed to you prior to a trip
Drink clean, bottled water when traveling
Wash your hands, especially when coming into contact with contaminated food, water, and feces
Cook food to recommended temperatures and practice good hand hygiene
Avoid swallowing water in lakes, streams, or ponds

12. Parasites

13. Parasites in human intestineoM