Transcript Disease
Disease
Disease does not
allow the body to
function normally.
It can effect one
organ or an entire
system
Infectious Disease
Caused by tiny organisms called pathogens
Can be viruses, bacteria, fungi, or protists
Can come from a person, contaminated object,
animal bite, or the environment.
The immune system distinguishes between the
different types of pathogens and reacts according
to type
Once pathogen is in the body, it can damage
individual cells in an organ or attack an entire
system
Types of Infectious Diseases
Common cold
Influenza
Athlete’s Foot
AIDS
Strep Throat
Colds
Caused by a virus in the respiratory system
Once in the body, the virus multiplies and attacks
mucus membranes of nose and throat causing sore
throat, runny nose and fever.
Because it is caused by a virus, it cannot be treated
with antibiotics.
FLU Influenza, known as “the flu”, is a highly
contagious viral infection on the respiratory
system.
Causes fever, aches, and more severe cough than
the common cold and lasts longer
Athlete’s Foot
A common fungal infection of the skin of the feet
Can be contracted from public environments and then
it grows in the warm and moist environment usually
between the toes.
Can be difficult to cure
AIDS
AIDS- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
Caused by human immunodefiency virus HIV
Virus attacks cells in the immune system making the
person unable to fight off other pathogens that may
attack the body.
Strep Throat
A contagious disease caused by a bacterial infection
Symptoms include fever, pain, redness and swelling of
throat and tonsils
Symptoms can be mild or severe
Non-Infectious Diseases
Not caused by pathogens in
the body
Not spread from organism
to organism
Caused by malfunctions in
the body systems that are
either inherited or caused by
environmental factors
A List of Non-infectious Diseases
Diabetes
Parkinson’s Disease
Skin cancer
Asthma
Diabetes
A disease that results in glucose levels of the blood being
higher than normal
Caused by a person’s inability to produce or use insulin
The higher level of blood sugar results in other disorders of
the body such as an increase in problems with circulation of
the blood
Diabetes can lead to kidney disease or heart disease or cause
vision problems
Parkinson’s Disease
*A disease of the nervous system that occurs
when certain nerve cells in the brain stop
functioning, affecting the muscular system.
*Symptoms are severe shaking and
disabilities involving movement
Skin Cancer
A disease in which
skin cells found in
the outer layers of
the skin becomes
damaged
Factors that lead to
skin cancer are
damaging ultraviolet
rays from the Sun,
tanning beds or
heredity
Asthma
A disease that affects the lungs and
airways that deliver air in the lungs
Causes periodic attacks of wheezing and
difficulty breathing
Asthma attacks happen when the airways
become inflamed in response to a stimulus,
such as dust, mold, pets, exercise, and cold
weather
Some attacks occur for no reason at all.