Unit 8 APES- 8.14, 8.15 Pollution & Human Health, Pathogens & Infectious Disease

Routes of Exposure

ways that pollutant enters human body

Synergism

interaction of 2 or more substances to cause an effect greater than each individually

*makes it hard to pinpoint exact effects of one specific pollutant on humans

Dysentary

bacterial infection by food or water contaminated w/feces -->diarrhea

Mesothelioma

cancerous tumor caused by exposure to asbestos affecting lining of resp. tract, heart, or abdominal cavity --> cancer

Tropospheric Ozone (O3) (NO2+sunlight)

worsens resp. conditions like asthma, emphysema, bronchitis, COPD

Pathogen

living organism causing infection of disease

Vectors

livign organism that carries & transmits infectious pathogens to other organisms

Plague

bacterial infection transmitted by fleas that attach to mice & rats

Tuberculosis (TB)

bacteria infection targets lungs

Malaria

protist infection caused by bite from infected mosquitoes

West Nile

virus from bite of mosquitoes or birds

Zika Virus

virus from mosquito bite or sexual contact

Severe Acute Resp. Syndrome (SARS)

pneumonia/ resp. infection

Middle East Resp. Syndrome (MERS)

viral resp. infection

Cholera

bacterial infection from drinking infected water (H2O + feces)