HSC 3102 Lecture Notes - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Fibromyalgia, Antigen
8 May 2014
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High risk behaviors [drugs, unprotected sex: types of pathogens and routes of transmission, direct contact: touching, kissing, sexual relations, indirect contact: touching something someone has touched, autoinoculate yourself: transmit from one part of the body to another, animal borne pathogens, interspecies transmission, bacteria. Prion: unconventional virus, self replicating protein, can affect: physical and chemical defenses humans and other animals, skin: most critical early defense system, enzymes: on and in the skin can destroy pathogens, temperature: some pathogens can"t exist in warm temps, linings of the body: mucus membranes can trap and engulf invading microorganisms and cilia sweep invaders back towards openings in the body. Sleep apnea: affects more than 18 illion americans, periodic episodes of breathing cessation for 10 seconds or longer, causes restless sleep, high blood pressure, irregular heart beats, heart attack, stroke, treatments: reduce alcohol use, losing weight, change, allergy induced respiratory problems sleeping position, medicine.
