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Infect/Non Diseases
Infectious & Noninfectious Diseases
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| infectious diseases | caused by tiny organisms called pathogens |
| examples of pathogens | bacteria, viruses, fungi, or protists |
| sources of pathogens | another person, a contaminated object, an animal bite, or the environment |
| immune system | is responsible for distinguishing between the different kinds of pathogens and reacting to each according to its type |
| examples of infectious diseases | colds, flu, athlete's foot, AIDS,and strep throat. |
| influenza | a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory system |
| influenza symptoms | causes fever, muscle aches, and a more severe cough than the common cold and usually lasts longer |
| athlete's foot | common fungal infection of the skin of the feet that can be contracted from public environments |
| AIDS | Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome |
| AIDS | caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) |
| AIDS | virus attacks the cells in the immune system making the organism unable to fight off other pathogens that may attack the body |
| Strep throat | contagious disease caused by bacterial infection |
| Strep throat symptoms | fever, pain, redness, and swelling of the throat and tonsils |
| Noninfectious diseases | diseases that are not caused by pathogens in the body and are not spread from organism to organism |
| Causes of noninfectious diseases | caused by malfunctions in body systems that are either inherited or caused by environmental factors. |
| examples of noninfectious diseases | diabetes, Parkinson's disease, skin cancer, and asthma |
| Diabetes | disease that results in the glucose (sugar) level of the blood being higher than the normal range |
| cause of diabetes | caused by a person’s inability to either produce or use properly a natural chemical produced in the body called insulin |
| Diabetes can lead to | kidney disease, heart disease, or vision problems |
| Parkinson's disease | A disease of the nervous system that occurs when certain nerve cells in the brain stop functioning properly, affecting the muscular system |
| symptoms of Parkinson's | severe shaking (tremors) and disabilities involving movement |
| skin cancer | A disease in which skin cells found in the outer layers of the skin becomes damaged |
| causes of skin cancer | damaging ultraviolet rays (UV) from the Sun or tanning beds and heredity. |
| Asthma | a disease that affects the lungs and the airways that deliver air to the lungs |
| symptoms of asthma | periodic attacks of wheezing and difficult breathing caused by the airways becoming inflamed in response to a stimulus |
| causes of asthma attack | dust, mold, pets, exercise, or cold weather |
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Ms. Phillips
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