highlight of various diseases
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Zach Dean and Ginger Ververelli. Highlight of Various Diseases. How are pathogens spread?. Air Water Food Blood/Body Secretions STDs Direct skin contact. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Highlight of Various Diseases
Zach Dean and Ginger Ververelli
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How are pathogens spread?
Air Water Food Blood/Body Secretions STDs Direct skin contact
Adapted from the Wikimedia Commons file " Clostridium_tetani2.JPG “http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Clostridium_t
etani2.JPG
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Rabies
Untreated, it will kill you; only one untreated patient has ever survived.
Transmissible through bites/saliva.
For treatment, you must kill the animal; it is very expensive
Rabies virtually shuts off the brain.
Will it produce the same graph as the in-class experiment?
Adapted from the Wikimedia Commons file " Middle_Ages_rabid_dog.jp
“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9f/Middle_Ages_rabid_dog.jpg
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Chickenpox
Transmitted via skin contact and throat/nose mucus
Patient is contagious 1-2 days prior to symptoms
Highly contagious Very
treatable/patients only usually acquire the disease once.
Adapted from the Wikimedia Commons file " Checkenpox_Adult_back.jpg
“http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e7/Checkenpox_Adult_back.jpg
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Common Cold
Spread by direct contact and transmission of bodily fluids.
Symptoms appear on day 1 and exist for about 5 days
There is no specific treatment available
Adapted from the Wikimedia Commons file " Rhinovirus.PNG “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rhinovirus.PNG