KINE 200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: World Health Organization, Granulocyte, Diphtheria
2 Mar 2017
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Infectious diseases are caused by pathogenic microorganisms, such as bacteria, viruses, parasites or fungi; the diseases can be spread, directly or indirectly from one person to another. Zoonotic diseases are infectious diseases of animals that can cause disease when transmitted to humans. (as taken from the world health organization, www. who. org) Caused by an external agent bacteria, virus, fungus, parasite bacteria virus fungus parasite. Able to be spread from one person to another via contact direct touch airborne. Black death given to woman by her cat. Examples: hand shaking, kissing/ intercourse, contact with animals, coughing, sneezing. Disease examples: flu, common cold, staph skin infections, any sexually transmitted diseases, rabies. Via an inanimate object (called a fomite), arthropod bites, eating or drinking. Examples: door knob, water faucet, drinking glasses, food, towels, gym equipment. Disease examples: staph skin infections, cold sores, flu, cold. Able to fight foreign pathogens the enter the body.
