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Johanna Adderly Shena Wright Ayana Rhoden. Disease Prevention Chapter 28 Lesson 3 9 th Grade Level. Infectious Diseases. Infectious Disease. Section1: What causes Infectious Disease? Section2: Prevention of Infectious Disease. Section 1. What causes infectious disease?.
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Johanna Adderly Shena Wright Ayana Rhoden Disease Prevention Chapter 28 Lesson 3 9th Grade Level Infectious Diseases
Infectious Disease • Section1: • What causes Infectious Disease? • Section2: • Prevention of Infectious Disease
What causes infectious disease? • What are infectious disease? • Different types of Infectious disease • How is it transmitted? • Common infectious Disease
What are Infectious Diseases? A disease resulting from the presence and activity of a pathogenic microbial Agent.
Different types of infectious Disease • Bacteria • Viruses • Rickettsias • Protozoans • Fungi
Bacteria • Single cell microorganism • Can live anywhere • Some bacteria are good for our bodies • Some are poisonous to the human body
Viruses • Smallest know infectious agent • Nonliving • Needs a host to survive • Enters body and makes copies of itself
Protozoans • Single cell organism • Larger than Bacteria • Most are harmless • Thirty different types can cause diseases • Happens where there is poor sanitation
Fungi • Simple organism • Unable to produce their own food • Usually eat dead animals, insects, and leaves • Like in damp and dark surroundings
How are infectious diseases transmitted? • Two modes of Transmission • Direct Contact • Indirect Contact
Direct Contact • Person to person • Kissing • Exchange of body fluids • Animal to person • Being bitten • Handling pet waste
Direct Contact • Mother to child • Breast Feeding • Mother to unborn child (ex:umbilical cord)
Indirect Contact • Droplets and Airborne Particles • Coughing • Sneezing • Vectors and Vehicles • Bites and Stings • Food Contamination
Respiratory Infections Infection of the Nervous System Common Infectious Diseases
Respiratory Infection • Common Cold • Influenza • Tuberculosis
Infection of the Nervous System • Encephalitis • Meningitis • Poliomyelitis • Measles • Hepatitis
Prevention of Infectious Disease • Five Modes of Prevention • Proper Method of Hand washing • Attitudes towards Making a lifestyle Change
Five Modes of Prevention • Immunization • Antibiotics • Food Preparation • Practicing Safe Sex • Hand Washing
Immunization • Two Types of Immunization • Passive Immunization • short term affect • Blood contains antibodies
Immunization • Active Immunization (Vaccination) • Vaccine provide immunity • Immediately effective • Last a long time
Antibiotics • Take what is prescribed TO YOU ONLY! • Take them as directed • Don’t stop taking them
Food Preparation • Do’s • Refrigerate food purchased • Wash raw fruits and vegetables • Cook poultry and meat thoroughly • Keep seafood, poultry, and egg separate from fruits
Food Preparation • DON’T • Eat raw eggs • Leave leftovers out for more than 2 hrs
Practice Safe Sex • Abstinence • Using Protection • Getting Tested
Facts About Hand Washing • America aren't washing your hands often enough • According to CDC, hand washing is most important thing you can do to prevent infectious diseases • America has received a “C” for hand washing
Facts About Hand WashingCon’t • 43% says they don’t wash after sneezing or coughing • 32% fail to wash before lunch • 54% don’t wash for 20 seconds
Attitudes towards making a lifestyle change • Being Lazy • “Nothing will happen to me” • “Out of sight out of mind” • “When it happens, I will deal with it”