| A | B |
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| ANY CHANGE, OTHER THAN INJURY THAT DISRUPTS THE NORMAL FUNCTIONS (HOMEOSTASIS) OF THE BODY IS KNOWN AS ____________ | DISEASE |
| HOW DO YOU GET DISEASE? | SOME DISEASES ARE INHERITED, SOME ARE CAUSED BY MATERIALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT (POLLUTION), SOME ARE PRODUCED BY AGENTS SUCH AS BACTERIA, VIRUSES AND FUNGI. |
| WHAT IS A PATHOGEN? | DISEASE CAUSING AGENTS |
| FOR MANY PATHOGENS THE HUMAN BODY PROVIDES JUST THE RIGHT CONDITIONS FOR GROWTH SUCH AS: | THE RIGHT TEMPERATURE (98 F), PLENTY OF WATER, PLENTY OF NUTRIENTS |
| WHAT ARE TOXINS? | POISONS THAT PRODUCE ILLNESS BY DISRUTPING HOMEOSTASIS (EQUILIBRIUM) |
| NAME SOME PARASITES THAT LIVE AND FEED INSIDE THE INFECTED ORGANISM | PROTISTS, FUNGI, WORMS |
| NON-LIVING PATHOGEN | VIRUS |
| WHAT DO VIRUSES DO? | CAUSE THE HOST CELL TO MAKE COPIES OF THE VIRUS UNTIL THE CELL BURSTS |
| DISEASES SPREAD FROM PERSON TO PERSON THROUGH SEXUAL CONTACT | SEXUAL TRANSMITTED DISEASES (STD'S / STI'S) |
| ORGANISMS THAT CARRY PATHOGENS ARE KNOWN AS? | VECTORS (EX: MOSQUITOES CARRING WEST NILE VIRUS) |
| COMPOUNDS THAT KILL BACTERIA WITHOUT HARMING THE CELLS OF HUMANS | ANTIBIOTICS |
| ANITBIOTICS HAVE NO EFFECT ON ? | VIRUSES |
| HOW DO YOU KNOW A PARTICULAR ORGANISM CAUSES A DISEASE? | KOCH'S POSTULATES (ISOLATE DISEASE FROM HOST, GROW, PLACE IN A HEALTHY NEW HOST, MUST CAUSE THE SAME DISEASE |
| CAN YOU GET THE SAME COLD TWICE? | NO!!! |
