Communicable
can be trasnferred between individuals
non-communicable
cannot be transferrred person to person
pathogen
an organism that causes a disease
types of pathogens
-virus
-fungi
-protists
ways pathogens spread
direct contact
by water
airborne=froplet infection
ways to limit spread of pathogens
-improving hygiene
-reducing contact
-removing vectors
-vaccination
STIS/STDS
-chlamydia=bacteria
-HIV=virus
Chalara ash dieback
leaf loss
die back of new shoots
bark lesions.
physical barriers
skin
mucus
cillia
chemical barriers
stomach acid (HCL)
phagocytosis
white blood cells BINDS ENGULFS AND DESTROYS pathogens
producs antitoxins
neutralise toxins released by pathgogens by binding to them
produces antibodies
complementary to a pathogens anitgen
clump pathogens together so its easier for WBC to do phagocytosis
TRIGGER MEMORY LYMPHOCYTES