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What they are, how to prevent them, and common communicable diseases
Communicable Disease: A disease that is spread from one living thing to another or
through the environment.
Pathogen: An organism that causes disease.
Infection: A condition that occurs when pathogens enter the body, multiply, and
damage body cells.
Can infection lead to disease?
Examples
Ebola is an example of a virus that causes infection, and eventual disease in a victim.
Some viruses are more common, like influenza, than ebola.
Vaccine: a preparation of dead or weakened pathogens that are introduced into the
body to stimulate an immune response.
Direct contact touching, biting, sneezing, coughing, puncture of skin barrier, sexual
contact.
Indirect contact contaminated objects, vectors (such as a tick), water and food.
Airborne sneeze or cough propelling pathogen in the air
Immune system: network of cells, tissues, organs, and chemicals that fight off
pathogens.
Inflammatory response: reactions to tissue damage caused by injury or infection
Example: splinter
Hepatitis: Inflammation of the liver and can be caused by chemicals, including durgs or
alcohol, or by pathogens.
Jaundice Yellowing of the skin and eyes
A One of the top ten communicable diseases, spread through feces
B More serious than A, spread usually from blood and can cause serious liver issues
C Most common chronic blood-borne infection in the US and can lead to liver disease,
cancer, and/or failure.
Lecture Assignment
Answer the questions on the following sheet that will now be passed out to the class. It
will be due by the beginning of tomorrows class period.
After finishing the assignment, continue onto Chapter 25