Pathogenic organisms

What are pathogens?
An infectious agent
A disease
How do parasites pass to an animal?
Air travel
Close contact
What is pathogenisis?
Step by step development of disease from infection to termination
How well a pathogen causes disease
What is a vector?
Item which transfers pathogen to its host
Animal parasite
What is virulence?
Invasion of the body by pathogenic agents
How well pathogen causes disease
What is an endemic disease?
Disease which occurs more frequently than expected in given area
A common disease occurs at constant, low rate
What is a pandemic disease?
Disease which occurs more frequently than expected in given area
Infectious disease which has spread over a larger area
What is a parasite?
Any organism that has a negative effect on another organism
Invasion and multiplication of pathogens
What is an example of a pathogen?
Fungi
Toxin
What is an example of a disease caused by a pathogen?
Ringworm
Summer itch
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