KINE 1020 Study Guide - Final Guide: Cruciferous Vegetables, Prostate Cancer, Radiation Therapy

• School: York University
• Department: Kinesiology & Health Science
• Course: KINE 1020
• Professor: Jennifer Kuk

Document Summary

Infectious diseases contribute to at least of all death rates. Everyday around 8000 people die of aids related infections: around 3 million people die per year. Around 8. 8 million new cases of tuberculosis (tb) per year: around 1 million die worldwide per year (5500 deaths per year) Almost 300 million cases of acute cases of malaria per year: more than 1 million die per year, malaria is a major cause of death to children under age 5 in tropical africa. Disease: a pathological condition of the body (part of the body) that is characterized by an identifiable ground of signs or symptoms. Infectious disease: disease that is caused by an infectious agent such as bacterium, virus, protozoan, fungus, etc. that can be passed from one person to another. Infection: an infectious agent that enters the body and begins to reproduce. May or may not lead to an infectious disease. Pathogen: an infectious agent that causes a disease.