1. Chapter 23 lesson 1 Understanding Communicable Diseases page and lesson 2 Common Communicable Diseases. Pages

2. What is another word for germs? Pathogen

3. What does communicable mean
What does communicable mean? A disease that is spread from one living organism to another or through the environment. Other names are contagious and infectious

4. How are Viruses different from Bacteria?

5. A piece of genetic material surrounded by a protein coat
Must have a host
Antibiotics do not work against viruses
Immune system has to destroy a virus
Viruses take over other body cells by making clones of them self.

6. Common cold
Influenza (flu)
Viral pneumonia
Viral hepatitis
Polio
Mononucleosis
Measles
AIDS
Viral meningitis
Chicken pox
Herpes
Rabies
West Nile Virus

8. Bacteria

9. Single celled microorganisms that live almost everywhere
Some are helpful, most are harmless
Disease causing bacteria produce toxins. Substances that kill cells or interfere with their function
Can be treated with antibiotics
Food illnesses, strep throat, tuberculosis, diptheria, gonorrhea, lyme disease, bacterial pinkeye, bacterial pneumonia, bacterial meningitis

10. Fungus Athletes food Ring worm Vaginal yeast infections
Plant like organisms than can cause diseases of lungs, mucous membranes, and the skin

11. Protozoa
Single celled microorganisms that are larger and more complex than bacteria.
Malaria
Sleeping Sickness

12. Rickettsias Resemble bacteria Often enter body through insect bites
Typhus
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

13. Vectors
Organisms that carry and transmit pathogens to humans or other animals
Common vectors include: flies, mosquitos, spiders, ticks

14. Touching, kissing, sexual contact, biting Puncture wounds Childbirth
Direct Contact
Touching, kissing, sexual contact, biting
Puncture wounds
Childbirth
Contact with infected animals

15. Indirect Contact
Touching objects that have germs on them, such as a door knob, then you eat chips or rub your eyes
Vectors
Contaminated food or water

16. Airborne Transmission
Sneezes
Coughs
Breathing in a closed room

17. Chapter 23 Lesson 2 Common Communicable Diseases pages 633-637

18. Respiratory tract passageway that makes breathing possible nose, throat, lungs common infections: colds, flu, tuberculosis, strep throat, pneumonia

19. 5 ways to avoid respiratory infections
Avoid close contact with sick people.
Stay home if sick
Wash hands often
Avoid touching mouth, eyes,nose
Eat right, exercise regularly
Do not smoke

20. Yellowing of the skin and eyes
Jaundice
Yellowing of the skin and eyes

22. Cirrhosis
Scarring of the liver

25. Single and Double Pneumonia
Single = 1 lung
Double = both lungs

26. Pneumonia Flu sometimes leads to pneumonia
Infection of the lungs in which air sacs fill with pus and other fluids
Can be caused by bacteria or virus
Can be fatal- especially for older people and people with lung or heart problems

27. Common Cold
Viral infection that causes inflamation of the mucous membrane, the lining of nose, ears, mouth
No cure cause caused by virus
Allergies have some of same symptoms, but allergies come and go and there is no fever with an allergy

28. Influenza Flu Viral infection of respiratory tract
High fever, fatigue, headache, muscle ache,coughing
Drink a lot of liquids, plenty of rest, good nutrition, once a year vaccine to prevent it

29. Strep Throat Bacterial infection Can be treated with antibiotics
Airborn or direct contact transmission
Left untreated can lead to serious damage to heart
Symptoms = sore throat, swollen lymph glands in the neck, fever

31. Tuberculosis--TB Disease that attacks the lungs
Spreads through the air
Symptoms = fatigue, coughing, fever, weight loss, night sweats
Treated with antibiotics

32. Hepatitis A,B,C Attacks the liver Causes jaundice and cirrhosis
Vaccines for A and B
No cure as it is caused by virus

33. A
Enters though digestive system.
Good hand washing and clean food and water prevents

34. B
Spread through sexual contact or with an infected person’s blood
To avoid do not share toothbrushes, razors
Avoid body piercings, tattoos and illegal drugs

35. C
Most common blood born infection in United States
Infected by contaminated blood and sexual contact, dirty needles
No vaccine or cure

36. Mononucleosis
Virus-direct contact, kissing, sharing a drinking glass, eye make up eating utensils
Symptoms = chills, fever, sore throat, fatique, swollen lymph nodes
Treatment- rest

38. Measles Virus- spread by coughs sneezes, talking
Symptoms = high fever, red eyes, runny nose, red bumpy rash, cough
No treatment. Vaccine for prevention

39. Encephalitis Virus – carried by mosquitoes
Symptoms = headache, fever, hallucinations, confusion, paralysis, disturbances of speech, memory, behavior and eye movement
Treatment – anti viral medicine if caused by virus, no known treatment

40. Meningitis Viral, or bacterial caused
Fever, severe headache, nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light, stiff neck
Treatments=viral meningitis (ani-tviral meds) bacterial meningitis-antibiotics. Vaccine available

41. Chicken Pox
Virus-spread through air or contact with fluids from blisters
Symptoms=rash, itching, fever,fatigue
Treatment- rest stay home so others are not infected, vaccine available