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Apex Health Unit 4 Exam Questions with Complete verified 100% Solutions 2024/2025 Chronic disease diseases that persist for a long time Communicable Disease Can be transferred from one individual to another, happens through direct or indirect contact or through a third organism Non-communicable disease not caused by infectious agents Examples of communicable diseases flu (influenza), cold, STDs (AIDs, human papilloma virus (HPV), gonorrhea syphilis, genital herpes, chlamydia), diseases from animals (ly me caught from ticks, West Nile Virus caught from mosquitos bites), bacterial infections, childhood diseases (measles, chicken pox, whooping cough (pertussis), mumps) Pathogen living or nonliving entity that causes disease Bacteria tiny-single celled organ isms, type of pathogen Few bacteria can cause disease by infecting tissues, feeding on our cells and producing poisons Can be killed by antibiotics Ex- Staphylococcus aureus -infect the skin Viruses nonliving structures consisting of genetic material surrou nded by a protein coat Invade cells in order to reproduce and survive (type of pathogen) Can be killed by immune system or antiviral drugs Cannot be killed by antibiotics Ex-cold Fungi Include yeasts, molds, and mushrooms few are pathogens Often result fro m imbalances in the bacteria normally colonize our bodies and prevent fungi from gaining foothold Ex- Candida Albicans (yeast) and athlete's foot Protists and worms protist - single -celled microorganisms Ex- malaria, giardia and amoebic dysentery Parasitic worms include tapeworms, nematodes, flukes and flatworms Common ones - hookworm, schistosomiasis and intestinal tapeworms Vaccine substance that activates your immune system against a specific disease to protect you when you encounter the pathogen Malaria transmitted by mosquitoes, disease is caused by a protist Neglected tropical diseases affects 1 -in-6 people include schistosomiasis (parasitic worm), hookworm, river blindness, elephantiasis, intestinal roundworms, chagas disease Diarrheal diseases caused from drinking water that contains fecal matter, several different pathogens Ex- cholera (bacterial), rotavirus, protist and worm infections. 3 types of disease transmissions Animal vectors, indirect contact, direct contact Disease prevention education, ea rly interventions, public health reporting, vaccination Epidemic widespread occurrence of a disease in a population Pandemic worldwide epidemic Uncontrollable risk factors climate, age, poverty Controllable risk factors hygiene, nutrition and sleep, risky behaviors Important chronic and noncommunicable diseases cardiovascular disease, cancer, lung disease, allergies, diabetes, asthma Cancer uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the body Risk factor of chronic and noncommunicable diseases obes ity, tobacco use, life style (nutrition, physical activity, sleep), air quality, family history, toxic chemicals, UV radiation, Risk factors for cardiovascular diseaseThe benefits of buying summaries with Stuvia:
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