APES- Historical Diseases Flashcards
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| 8153894519 | Plague | Bacterial infection transmitted through infected fleas on rodents. |  | 0 |
| 8153902980 | Malaria | Protist spends one life stage in mosquito and another in humans. Causes flu-like symptoms. Tropical regions are hardest hit. |  | 1 |
| 8153913327 | Cholera | Bacteria found in human feces. Spread through contaminated water or food. Prevented with sanitation and water treatment. |  | 2 |
| 8153923199 | Tuberculosis (TB) | Highly contagious bacteria spread through coughing. Leading cause of death in developing countries. |  | 3 |
| 8153937555 | Hepatitis | Viral infection affecting liver. Multiple strains. Either spread through contaminated food or water, or bodily fluids. |  | 4 |
| 8153948232 | Diarrheal Diseases | Infection in intestinal tract. Can lead to severe dehydration and death, especially in young children. |  | 5 |
| 8153958384 | Vaccine | used to prevent spread of viral infection |  | 6 |
| 8153961498 | Antibiotics | Used to treat bacterial infection |  | 7 |
| 8153966630 | Pandemic | Global spread of disease | 8 | |
| 8153969048 | Epidemic | outbreak of disease that is limited to an area | 9 | |
| 8153970962 | Pathogen | a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease. |  | 10 |
| 8153994010 | Non-transmissible disease | Disease that cannot be spread from person to person. |  | 11 |
| 8154002367 | chronic disease | disease that slowly impairs the functioning of an organism | 12 | |
| 8154008187 | acute disease | rapidly impairs the functioning of an organism | 13 |