Person-to-person microbial diseases

3 important questions on Person-to-person microbial diseases

3 examples of airborne bacteria and 2 respiratory virusses?

bacteria:
- streptococci (pyogenes (A) and pneumoniae)
- cornyebacterium (diphteria)
- tuberculosis
virusses:
- Influenza
- Varicella Zoster virus (pox)

4 ways in which pathogenes can be transmitted? the best one? and why?

- by vector
- direct contact
- ingestion
- inhalation (BEST) because the lungs are less well protected (thin epitheel) also because the airborne pathogens are highly infectious.

Explain the 2 life forms of chlamydia?

Elemantary body (EB): extracellular and infectious
Reticulare body (RB): intracellular and infectious when inside of cell

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