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Infectious Diseases - Coggle Diagram
Infectious Diseases
Virus
Technically not a living organism
Behaves like a parasite
Can survive on their own but they can't reproduce
Can Cause
The Common Cold
Influenza
AIDS
No Cure
Treated with antiviral medication
Over the counter medication can help ease symptoms until immune system can fight it.
Fungi
Grows on or feeds on a host
Some kinds are beneficial
Others are harmful
Can Cause
Yeast Infection
Ringworm
Athlete's foot
Treated with antifungals
Grows in warm, moist, dark areas
Bacteria
Found almost everywhere
Doesn't have to have a host to survive
Most bacteria are helpful
Help digestion
Can Cause
Staph Infection
Food poisoning
Strep throat
Treated with antibiotics
Parasites
Lives on a host
Some type of worm or protoza
Can Cause
Malaria
trichinosis
Tapeworm
Pathogens
Organisms that cause disease
Four main types
Virus
Parasites
Fungi
Bacteria