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Diseases Ms. Avery 8 th grade Science. Diseases Caused by Bacteria -Anthrax -Lyme Disease* -Leprosy -Bacterial meningitis - Strep Throat - Tuberculosis.

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1 Diseases Ms. Avery 8 th grade Science

2 Diseases Caused by Bacteria -Anthrax -Lyme Disease* -Leprosy -Bacterial meningitis - Strep Throat - Tuberculosis Caused by protozoan - Dysentery - Malaria*

3 Diseases caused by viruses continued AIDS/HIV Chicken Pox Small Pox Yellow Fever * Ebola SARS Rabies Influenza West Nile* Viral Meningitis Polio Common Cold Flu

4 How diseases Spread Food Air Water Contact with surfaces (matter, animals, or humans) Vectors (carriers)*****: Animals that transfer it internally (blood, digestive, or sexually)

5 Contagious vs. non- contagious Contagious: Virus-can ’ t be cured but can treat symptoms Vaccine- little piece of virus to build immunity Bacteria- can be killed by antibiotics Protists- can be killed Noninfectious: Inherited Examples: Color blindness Sickle cell anemia Dwarfism More prone to specific cancer Developed because of: Genetics Environment lifestyle Examples: Cancer Diabetes Lung, liver or other organ disease

6 References www.microbeworld.org Google pics McDougal Littell 8 th grade Science book

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