Bacteria diseases
TB
Bacterial meningitis
Ring rot
Virus diseases
HIV/AIDS
Tobacco virus
Influenza
Protist diseases
Malaria
Potato blight
Fungi diseases
Black Sigatoka
Athletes foot/ringworm
TB
Damages and destroys lung tissue
Suppresses immune system
Body less able to fight other diseases
Ring rot
Damages leaves tubers and fruit
No cure
TMV
Damages leaves, flowers and fruit
Stunts Growth
Malaria
Caused by plasmodium
Female anopheles mosquitoes are the vector
Invade red blood cells
Potato blight
Destroy leaves, tuber and fruit
Black Sigatoka
In bananas, turn leaves black
Athletes foot/ringworm
There are different types of ringworm, different fungi
Athletes foot is a type of ringworm
Digest skin between toes
Animal direct disease transmission
Animal indirect disease transmission
What factors affect transmission of diseases in animals?
Overcrowding poor nutrition climate change
Plants direct disease transmission
Plant indirect disease transmission
What factors affect transmission of diseases in plants?
Crowding poor mineral nutrients, warm damp conditions, climate change
Callose deposition
Plant chemical defences
Non-specific defences
Skin
Mucous membrane
Hydrochloric acid and stomach
Expulsive reflexes
Inflammatory response
Wound repair
Blood clotting
Blood clotting
Platelets come in contact with collagen and adhere and secrete
Thromboplastin - triggers formation of blood clot
Serotonin - smooth muscle contraction to narrow blood vessels and limit blood supply
Wound repair
Inflammatory response
Mast cells activated and release histamines and cytokines
Histamines