Ch. 14 Env Hazards Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Biological Hazards | Bacteria, viruses, parasites |
Chemical Hazards | Pollution of air, water, soil, & food |
Biological Hazards can be put into two categories: | 1. Non-transmissable 2. Transmissible |
Non-transmissable | Not from human to human ex: cancer, diseases, diabetes, asthma |
Transmissible | Infectious or contagious- pathogens/vectors ex: Bacteria, viruses, parasites |
7 Deadliest Infectious Diseases | 1. Flu- virus 2. HIV/AIDS- virus 3. Diarrheal Diseases- bacteria, viruses, parasites 4. TB- bacteria 5. Measles- virus 6. Malaria- parasite 7. Hépatites B- virus |
Top 7 Infection Diseases | Causes 11+ million deaths per year |
TB (Tuberculosis) | (bacteria) destroys lung tissue 33% people worldwide infected 10% will eventually become sick Anti-biotics- can develop genetic resistance |
Lyme Disease | (vector) get from ticks Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is also caused by ticks. |
Staphylococcus "Staph" Infection | (bacteria) open cuts get infected Anti-botics |
Flu | (virus) number 1 killer 3 Million deaths per year Passed through body fluids/airborne transmissions |
Chickenpox | (virus) can pop up later in life- shingles Shingles deals with nerve infection |
HIV/AIDS | (virus) Human Inmuno deficiency Virus- can become active and cause AIDS- Active Immune deficiency Syndrome T-Cells count goes down due to immune system 2 Million deaths per year |
Hepatits B | (virus) attacks the liver 1. Needle sharing 2. Blood transfusions 3. Unprotected sex 4. Pregnant women's placenta |
West Nile Virus | (virus) passed on through infected birds---> mosquitos---> human Can cause spinal meningitis (virus) |
SARS | (virus) Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome- produces flu like systems brought from China in 2002- passed on person to person and can lead to pneumonia then death |
Epidemic | Local disease in one country |
Pandemic | Worldwide disease |
Most Dangerous Viruses | 1. Flu 2. HIV/AIDS 3. Hepatitis B |
WHO (World Health Organization) | Job is to educate individuals on transmissible diseases. |
Bacterial Meningitis | Causes spinal cord and brain damage |
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