Flashcards: Infectious Disease Fundamentals — 10 cards

Infectious Disease Types — main categories?

Bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites.

Pathogen — definition?

A microorganism causing disease.

Transmission Routes — example?

Airborne, contact, vector-borne, water, food.

Bacteria — role?

Prokaryotes that can be pathogenic or beneficial.

Immune Response Components — key elements?

Innate and adaptive immunity, antibodies, lymphocytes.

Virus — characteristic?

Requires host cell to replicate.

Fungi — examples?

Yeasts and molds.

Parasites — example?

Plasmodium (malaria).

Zoonosis — definition?

Disease transmitted from animals to humans.

Transmission route — definition?

Pathway from source to host.