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Flashcards by Sam Gunnell, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Sam Gunnell
over 6 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| What type of pathogen cause malaria? | Protoctista |
| What is the protoctista called that causes malaria? | Plasmodium |
| How is malaria spread? | An infected mosquito will feed on a humans blood and the plasmodium will move to their salivary glands. When mosquitos bite, they spit into the blood, infecting the human |
| Why is malaria hard to treat? | Plasmodium have become resistant to previously used drugs |
| How can you reduce your chance of being infected with malaria? | - Avoid being bitten - Reduce mosquito number |
| How can we reduce the number of mosquitos? | - Pesticides - Drain ponds as mosquitos reproduce in still water |
| What other ways can malaria be spread apart from mosquitos? | Blood transfussions |
| What pathogen causes tuberculosis? | Bacteria |
| What is the bacteria called that causes tuberculosis? | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| How is tuberculosis spread? | Droplet infection |
| What are some symptoms of TB? | - Weight loss - Lung damage |
| Why is TB to treat? | The bacteria is protected by the immune system which makes drugs difficult to reach them |
| What pathogen causes HIV/AIDS? | Virus |
| What is the HIV virus called? | Human immunodificiency virus |
| What other ways can HIV spread other than sex? | - Sharing needles - Blood transfusion - From mother to unborn child via the placenta |
| What are the symptoms of HIV? | Rashes Fever |
| Why is treating HIV difficult? | It is very expensive for someone to live a long life with it |
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