1.  Communicable Disease

2. What is a communicable disease???  What do you think it is?  Disease-Any condition that interferes with the normal or proper functioning of the body or mind.  Communicable Disease-Disease that can be spread to a person from another person, or animal.

3. What causes a communicable disease?  GERMS!!!  Germs-organisms that are so small you cant see them without a microscope.

4. Pathogens  What do you think germs cause?  Pathogens-Germs that causes disease  Simple enough???  What do pathogens lead too?

5. INFECTIONS   Infections happens when:  1. Pathogens enter body  2. multiply  Cause illness  So What happens if body cant fight off the pathogens??  You become Sick :/

6. Types of pathogens  1. viruses  2. Bacteria  3. Fungi

7. Virus  Virus-small and simplest pathogen  Quick Review: What are pathogens??  Viruses causes mainly upper respiratory infections. Viruses include: Cold, influenza, pneumonia, chicken pox

8. Bacteria  Some bacteria are actually helpful!  They help digest food  Some live on skin and prevent infections.  Some bacteria is harmful and could cause:  Strep throat  Most foodborne illnesses

9. Fungi  Fungi is mainly consists of mold, yeast, mushrooms.  Fungi lives in warm temperature  Most are harmless but some are harmful  Harmful fungi could cause athletes foot.

11. How are pathogens spread???

12. Direct Contact  Some pathogens spread directly from one person to another.  Ex. Person who has pink eye may wipe their eye and then shake hands.  Wash hands!!

13. Indirect Contact