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Chapter 13 Preventing Infectious Diseases By Amanda Moore
Section 1 What Are Infectious Diseases?
Section 2 Protecting Yourself From Infectious Diseases
Infectious diseases are
caused by: bacteria,
viruses, fungi, protists,
and parasites.
They are spread by:
person to person, food
and water, environment,
and animals.
You can treat fungal
infections by using strong
prescription medicines or
over-the-counter antifungal
medicine
You can treat bacterial
diseases by using
antibiotics. Antibiotics kill or
weaken the bacteria,
allowing the person to get
better.
To prevent antibiotic
resistance, you should only
take antibiotics prescribed
to you, and you need to
finish your antibiotic, even
if you feel better.
Your body fights disease by
using physical barriers like
skin, mucus membranes, and
chemicals. It also has an
inflammatory response that
attacks pathogens. Your
immune system also protects
the body by sending white
blood cells out to kill
pathogens.
To stay healthy, you must
protect yourself, by keeping
your body healthy. You also must
eat a healthy balanced diet to have
the nutrients to kill pathogens. You
also need to drink water which
helps the immune system work
properly. It is important to exercise
regularly by getting at least 60
minutes a day. Lastly, it is
important to get enough sleep
because it keeps the body
functioning properly.
You become immune to a disease
by being exposed to it.
When you are sick, you need to
stay at home, drink plenty of
fluids, and follow directions a
doctor gets.
To prevent the spread of
infectious diseases, get
vaccinated, keep clean, and
don’t share personal items.
Section 3 Common Infectious Diseases
Diseases affect everyone because everyone
is exposed to pathogens and get sick at
one point in their life.
Two Bacterial Diseases:
1. Strep throat: Symptoms are sore
throat, fever, yellow or white
specks on tonsils. Ways spread:
person to person contact with
mucus
2. Tetanus: Symptoms are severe
muscle spasms. Ways spread:
enters body through cuts and
wounds
Two Viral Diseases:
1. Flu: headache, sore throat, sore muscles, fever,
vomiting, fatigue, and cough. Ways spread:
person to person contact with mucus or saliva
2. Cold: scratchy sore throat, sneezing and runny
nose, and mild cough. Ways spread: person to
person contact with mucus or saliva
Fungal Disease: Athlete’s foot- itchy skin and red lesions
on feet
Protozoan Disease: Amebic dysentery- nausea, diarrhea,
and sometimes fever
Parasitic Disease: Head lice: itchiness and sores on head
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and
National Institutes of Health