Communicable Disease: A disease that is spread from one living thing to another through the environment How do they spread? Virus: Need a host to reproduce The immune system will eventually kill these Antibiotics DO NOT work against viruses Bacteria: single celled ...
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Disease Causes: Communicable and Non-Communicable Disease, or illness, prevents the normal functioning of the body. Microbes – micro-organisms Microbes that cause disease are called pathogens or germs. Pathogens Disease-causing microbes (Bacteria, Viruses, Fungi and Protists) Streptococcus – causes S...
Direct Blood-borneorsexual–HIV,HepatitisB,C Inhalation–Tuberculosis,influenza,anthrax Food-borne–E.coli,Salmonella, Contaminatedwater-Cholera,rotavirus,HepatitisA Indirect Vector-borne-malaria,trypanosomiasis Fomites Zoonoticdiseases–animalhandlingandfeedingpractices(Madcowdisease,AvianInfluenza)Howarepathogens...
Keywords: seaweed; bioactives; non-communicable disease; cancer; diabetes; cardiovascular disease; fucoidan; short-chain fatty acids; prebiotics 1. Introduction Seaweeds are an extensive group of autotrophic organisms that have a long fossil history. They are globally distributed and can be found in ...