Pathogens

The way an infectious disease is spread

• Transmission

• Translation

• Emission

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

When a pathogen is moved from person to person through physical touch (kissing, hugging, close-up sneezing, shaking hands).

• Transmission

• Translation

• Emission

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

Pathogens transmitted via contaminated food or water.

• Direct Contact

• Indirect Contact

• Airborne Transmission

• Foodborne Tranmission

• Vector-Borne Transmission

What is significant about an infectious disease?

• It can be passed from person to person

• It cannot be passed from one person to another

Which type of infectious agent has to "hijack" a cell in order to make copies of itself? 

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Helminthe
• Protozoa

What are these following structures examples of:
-Respiratory Tract
-Gastrointestinal Tract 
-Mucous Membrane
-Skin Lesions/ cuts/ abrasions

• Sources of entry/ exit
• Vectors 
• Infectious Agents 
• Modes of Transmission 

What type of genetic material can viruses contain?

• DNA

• RNA

• Either DNA or RNA

• Mr. Dalton! They aren't alive, they don't have any genetic material!

Mosquitos, ticks and flies are all examples of :

• Fomites

• Vectors

• Viruses

• Environmental Reservoirs

Which are three types of DIRECT transmission (of diseases)?

• Body fluid exchange

• Skin contact

• Sneezing/ coughing

• Fomite transfer

• Airborne pathogens

Communicable diseases are cause by:

• Antibodies

• Biceps

• Neurons

• Pathogens