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Date Name WELLNESS WORKSHEET 96 Facts About Pathogens and How They Cause Disease Part I. Pathogens Pamiliarize yourself with different types of pathogens by completing the chart below. Refer to your texibook if necessary Description and Examples Diseases Caused Possible Treatments Bacteria Viruses Fungi Protozoa Parasitic worms Prions Insel/Roth, Connect Core Concepts in Health, Twelfth Edition O 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Chapter Insel Roth Connect Core Concepts in Health. BriefTwelfth Editon © 2012 The McGraw-Hill Companesrc Chap

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Bacteria are unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and organised nucleus. Some of them cause disease.

Ex- Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Infective agents, able to multiply only within living cells of host typically consists of nucleic acid in a protein cote are known as virus.

Ex- Influenza Virus, HIV

A group of unicellular, multicellular or syncytial spore producing organisms, feeding on organic matter.

Ex- Candida, Trichophyton

Phylum which consists of single celled microscopic animals. They are usually treated as a member of phyla belongs to Kingdom Protista.

Ex- Leishmania, Trypanosoma

A worm lives on or in a human or a another animals and derives it's nourishment from it's host.

Ex- Ascaris, Planaria

Abnormal forms of proteins that clamp together inside the cell, is known as Prion.

Ex- PrPc

Description and Examples Diseases Caused Possible Treatments Bacteria

Bacteria are unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and organised nucleus. Some of them cause disease.

Ex- Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Streptococcus pneumoniae

Tuberculosis, Pneumonia etc Antibiotics Viruses

Infective agents, able to multiply only within living cells of host typically consists of nucleic acid in a protein cote are known as virus.

Ex- Influenza Virus, HIV

Flu, AIDS Vaccines and antiviral drugs Fungi

A group of unicellular, multicellular or syncytial spore producing organisms, feeding on organic matter.

Ex- Candida, Trichophyton

Candidiasis, Ring worm Anti-fungal medications Protozoa

Phylum which consists of single celled microscopic animals. They are usually treated as a member of phyla belongs to Kingdom Protista.

Ex- Leishmania, Trypanosoma

Leishmaniasis, Sleep sickness Daraprim, Diloxahide Parasitic worms

A worm lives on or in a human or a another animals and derives it's nourishment from it's host.

Ex- Ascaris, Planaria

Ascariasis, Taeniasis Albendazole, Mebendazole, Praziquantel Prions

Abnormal forms of proteins that clamp together inside the cell, is known as Prion.

Ex- PrPc

Mad cow disease, Sporadic CJD Untreatable