FN 203 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Candidiasis, Lyme Disease
21 Nov 2016
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Fungi release enzymes to digest cells (athlete"s foot) Protozoa release enzymes and toxins to destroy cells (giardiasis) Worms attack certain tissues or organs and compete with host for nutrients (schistosomiasis) Release enzymes to digest body cell or create toxins. Bacterial diseases: tuberculosis, scarlet fever, gonorrhea, diphtheria, tetanus. How infections spread: people, touch, sexual contact, air, animals and insects, touch ingestion and bites, food, eating infected food, water a. Hypersensitivity to substance or environment or diet. Ige causes histamine releases when substance is encountered. Immune process - immune system attacks body"s cells, tissues, or organs. Affect 3x as many women as men. Top 10 killer and disabler of americans. Attacks membranes around brain and spinal cord. Sharing drinks, silverware, cigarettes, kissing, sneezing, coughing. Treatment - vaccine, protects against 4 or 5 strains. If disease is contracted, emergency medical care required. Blood, illegal drugs, tattoos, drugs, body piercings. Avoidance of alcohol and drugs that stress liver.
