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Infectious diseases

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Definition
Cholera pathogen   Vibrio cholerae (bacterium)  
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Malaria pathogen   Plasmodium falciparum , p. vivax, P. ovale, P. malariae (protoctist)  
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HIV/AIDS pathogen   human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)  
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Tuberculosis pathogen   Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis (in cattle) bacterium  
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Smallpox pathogen   Variola virus  
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Measles pathogen   a species of Morbillvirus  
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Infectious diseases   diseases caused by organisms called pathogen  
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carriers   people who can spread a pathogen but they are symptomless  
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transmission cycle   the way a pathogen passes from one host to another  
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Site of action for cholera pathogen   wall of small intestine  
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Choleragen   toxin secreted by Cholera pathogen. It disrupts the functions of the epithelium lining of the small intestine resulting in salts and water leaving the blood which cause severe diarrhea.  
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Treating cholera   Oral rehydration therapy in which glucose is effective. Ensure patients fluid losses in balanced with fluid intake which maintains osmotic balance of blood and tissue fluids.  
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Cholera clinical features/ symptoms   severe diarrhea, loss of water and salts, dehydration, weakness.  
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Cholera transmission   Occurs when people do not have access to proper sanitation and uncontaminated food. The bacteria is passed out through feces and handling food without washing hands.  
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Cholera method of diagnosis   microscopical analysis of feces  
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Cholera incubation period   2 hours to 5 days  
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Malaria method of transmission   female Anopheles mosquito (insect vector)  
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Malaria incubation period   from a week to a year  
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Malaria clinical features/ symptoms   fever, anemia, nausea, headaches, muscle pain, shivering, sweating, enlarged spleen  
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Malaria site of action   liver, red brain cells, and brain cells.  
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Malaria    
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Epidemic   Sudden increase of people with disease but not all around the world  
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Pandemic   Increase of cages in a continent or across the world  
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Endemic   Disease always in population, worldwide  
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4 ways that antibiotics interfere with pathogens   1. synthesis of bacteria walls 2. protein synthesis 3. cell membrane function 4. enzyme action  
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broad spectrum antibiotics   effective to a wide range of bacteria  
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narrow spectrum antibiotics   active only against a few  
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contact tracing   when an infected person identifies all people they have been in contact with.  
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