This document provides information on human health and diseases. It defines health and discusses factors that affect health such as genetics, lifestyle, infections. It classifies diseases as infectious and non-infectious. Common infectious diseases in humans like typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, malaria and their causes, transmission and symptoms are described. The life cycle of the malaria parasite is explained in detail. Other infectious diseases like amoebiasis, ascariasis, filariasis, and ringworm are also outlined. The document then covers immunity, including innate and acquired immunity. It describes the roles of phagocytes, natural killer cells, interferons and inflammatory response in innate immunity. The roles of T lymphocytes and B lymphocytes in acquired immunity
Ch 08 - Human Health and Disease || Class 12 ||SAQIB AHMED
This document discusses health and diseases. It defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Factors that influence health include genetics, lifestyle, infections and environment. Characteristics of good health include being free from sickness and having self-confidence. Diseases are conditions that interfere with normal body functioning. Diseases can be congenital or acquired. Common diseases discussed include typhoid, pneumonia, malaria, amoebiasis and ringworm. Prevention methods include maintaining personal and public hygiene. Immunity against diseases can be innate or acquired. Innate immunity provides non-specific barriers like skin, mucus and cells that fight pathogens.
Class 12 chapter 8 Human Health and DiseasesDrHeenaDevnani
communicable and non communicable diseases
aids
cancer
adolescence
drugs and alcohol abuse
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This document discusses human health and diseases. It defines health and discusses factors that affect health like genetics, lifestyle, and infectious/non-infectious diseases. It then summarizes several common infectious diseases like typhoid, pneumonia, malaria, and their causes, transmission methods, symptoms, and treatment. It also discusses immunity, describing innate and acquired immunity. Innate immunity includes physical and chemical barriers, while acquired immunity involves T cells, B cells, antibodies, and cellular/humoral responses that provide long-term protection against pathogens.
The document discusses various topics related to health and diseases. It begins by explaining how yoga has been practiced for physical and mental health. It then discusses factors that affect health such as diseases, genetics, lifestyle, and environment. It provides examples of infectious diseases like typhoid fever and pneumonia caused by bacteria. It also discusses diseases caused by protozoans and parasites like malaria. The document concludes by explaining concepts of immunity, structure of antibodies, immune response, immune organs, vaccination, AIDS, and cancer.
This document provides an overview of health and diseases. It defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Ancient beliefs held that health was influenced by four bodily fluids or "humors", but this was later disproven. Modern conceptions recognize the influence of genetics, lifestyle, infections and other factors. Diseases can be congenital or acquired, infectious or non-infectious. The immune system protects against disease through innate and acquired immunity. Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases by stimulating immune memory. Allergies represent inappropriate immune responses.
This document discusses biotechnology and genetic engineering techniques. It explains that biotechnology uses organisms or enzymes to produce useful products. Genetic engineering techniques allow modification of genetic material like DNA and RNA to change host organism phenotypes. Key techniques include identifying genes of interest, introducing them into hosts, and maintaining the introduced DNA in progeny. Restriction enzymes and vectors are important tools that allow cutting and recombining of DNA to clone genes and transfer them to target organisms.
Chapter 13 ecology:organism and population. 2014 by mohanbiomohan bio
This document discusses ecology and the levels of organization in ecology from organisms to biomes. It describes abiotic factors like temperature, water, light and soil that influence organisms and biomes. It also discusses biotic factors like pathogens and predators. Several biomes are described that are formed based on annual temperature and precipitation variations. The document discusses population attributes, growth models, life history variations, and population interactions like competition, predation, parasitism, commensalism and mutualism. Adaptations of organisms to the environment are also summarized.
The document discusses biotechnology and recombinant DNA technology. It defines biotechnology as using organisms or enzymes from organisms to produce useful products. Recombinant DNA technology involves isolating DNA, fragmenting it with enzymes, inserting fragments into vectors, transforming host cells, and culturing the cells to multiply the DNA. The basic steps are isolating a gene, inserting it into a vector, introducing the vector into a host cell, and using the host to generate multiple copies of the gene.
Ch 08 - Human Health and Disease || Class 12 ||SAQIB AHMED
This document discusses health and diseases. It defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Factors that influence health include genetics, lifestyle, infections and environment. Characteristics of good health include being free from sickness and having self-confidence. Diseases are conditions that interfere with normal body functioning. Diseases can be congenital or acquired. Common diseases discussed include typhoid, pneumonia, malaria, amoebiasis and ringworm. Prevention methods include maintaining personal and public hygiene. Immunity against diseases can be innate or acquired. Innate immunity provides non-specific barriers like skin, mucus and cells that fight pathogens.
Class 12 chapter 8 Human Health and DiseasesDrHeenaDevnani
communicable and non communicable diseases
aids
cancer
adolescence
drugs and alcohol abuse
FOR FURTHER DETAILS YOU CAN WATCH THE RELATED VIDEO AT THE GIVEN LINK
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This document discusses human health and diseases. It defines health and discusses factors that affect health like genetics, lifestyle, and infectious/non-infectious diseases. It then summarizes several common infectious diseases like typhoid, pneumonia, malaria, and their causes, transmission methods, symptoms, and treatment. It also discusses immunity, describing innate and acquired immunity. Innate immunity includes physical and chemical barriers, while acquired immunity involves T cells, B cells, antibodies, and cellular/humoral responses that provide long-term protection against pathogens.
The document discusses various topics related to health and diseases. It begins by explaining how yoga has been practiced for physical and mental health. It then discusses factors that affect health such as diseases, genetics, lifestyle, and environment. It provides examples of infectious diseases like typhoid fever and pneumonia caused by bacteria. It also discusses diseases caused by protozoans and parasites like malaria. The document concludes by explaining concepts of immunity, structure of antibodies, immune response, immune organs, vaccination, AIDS, and cancer.
This document provides an overview of health and diseases. It defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Ancient beliefs held that health was influenced by four bodily fluids or "humors", but this was later disproven. Modern conceptions recognize the influence of genetics, lifestyle, infections and other factors. Diseases can be congenital or acquired, infectious or non-infectious. The immune system protects against disease through innate and acquired immunity. Vaccines help prevent infectious diseases by stimulating immune memory. Allergies represent inappropriate immune responses.
This document discusses biotechnology and genetic engineering techniques. It explains that biotechnology uses organisms or enzymes to produce useful products. Genetic engineering techniques allow modification of genetic material like DNA and RNA to change host organism phenotypes. Key techniques include identifying genes of interest, introducing them into hosts, and maintaining the introduced DNA in progeny. Restriction enzymes and vectors are important tools that allow cutting and recombining of DNA to clone genes and transfer them to target organisms.
Chapter 13 ecology:organism and population. 2014 by mohanbiomohan bio
This document discusses ecology and the levels of organization in ecology from organisms to biomes. It describes abiotic factors like temperature, water, light and soil that influence organisms and biomes. It also discusses biotic factors like pathogens and predators. Several biomes are described that are formed based on annual temperature and precipitation variations. The document discusses population attributes, growth models, life history variations, and population interactions like competition, predation, parasitism, commensalism and mutualism. Adaptations of organisms to the environment are also summarized.
The document discusses biotechnology and recombinant DNA technology. It defines biotechnology as using organisms or enzymes from organisms to produce useful products. Recombinant DNA technology involves isolating DNA, fragmenting it with enzymes, inserting fragments into vectors, transforming host cells, and culturing the cells to multiply the DNA. The basic steps are isolating a gene, inserting it into a vector, introducing the vector into a host cell, and using the host to generate multiple copies of the gene.
Ch 13 organism and population || Class 12 ||SAQIB AHMED
Ecology is the study of the relationships between organisms and their environment. The key levels of organization in ecology are organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and the biosphere. Populations grow according to exponential or logistic growth models depending on whether resources are unlimited or limited. Species interact through predation, competition, parasitism, commensalism, ammensalism, and mutualism. Abiotic factors like temperature, water, light, and soil influence organisms and drive adaptations.
This document discusses human health and diseases. It covers several topics:
1. It defines health as physical, mental and social wellbeing, while disease is any change from the normal state that causes discomfort, disability or impairs health.
2. Diseases are classified as infectious, non-infectious, or congenital. Common infectious diseases discussed include typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, malaria, amoebiasis, ringworm, ascariasis, and filariasis.
3. These diseases are caused by various pathogens like bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths. The document provides details on the causative agent, affected organ, symptoms, transmission
Microbes are diverse – protozoa, bacteria, fungi and microscopic plants viruses, viroids and also prions (proteinocious infectious agents)
Its a view of some useful and harmful Microbes.
Microbes are microscopic organisms that can only be seen with a microscope. They are found everywhere and play important roles in food production, industrial processes, and environmental management. Many microbes are useful as they help in processes like fermentation of foods and production of antibiotics, enzymes, organic acids, and other bioactive molecules. Microbes are also essential in waste treatment by breaking down organic matter in sewage, and in soil enrichment by fixing nitrogen and making phosphorus available to plants.
1. Reproduction is essential for the continuity of life as it allows organisms to produce offspring. There are two main types of reproduction - asexual reproduction which involves a single parent and sexual reproduction which involves two parents of opposite sex.
2. Asexual reproduction methods include binary fission, budding, and vegetative reproduction through structures like stolons, rhizomes, tubers etc. Sexual reproduction involves the formation of haploid gametes which fuse during fertilization to form a diploid zygote.
3. In plants, sexual reproduction occurs through flowers which contain male stamens and female pistils. Fertilization results in the formation of seeds and fruits. In animals, fertil
This document discusses ecology and the relationship between organisms and their environment. It covers levels of ecological organization like populations, communities, and biomes. It also discusses abiotic factors like temperature, water, light, and soil that influence organisms and how organisms adapt to different environments through mechanisms like homeostasis, regulation, migration, dormancy, and behavioral and physiological adaptations.
Chapter 12. biotechnology and its application2014 by mohanbiomohan bio
The document discusses several applications of biotechnology including:
1. Production of human insulin using recombinant DNA technology and other therapeutic products through genetic engineering.
2. Use of microbes and genetic engineering to produce antibiotics, degrade waste, and extract minerals.
3. Genetic engineering of plants through tissue culture and transgenic techniques to develop pest-resistant, drought-tolerant, and nutrient-enhanced crops.
4. Genetic engineering of animals through transgenic techniques for increased milk and meat production.
Microorganisms like bacteria and fungi serve many useful purposes. Bacteria are used to make foods like cheese, yogurt, and bread through processes like fermentation. Fermentation of sugar by yeast produces alcohol, which is used to make beverages like beer and wine. Bacteria and fungi also produce antibiotics and vitamins. They help break down organic matter and sewage. However, some microorganisms cause diseases in humans, animals, and plants when they enter the body and infect tissues. Pathogens are transmitted through various carriers like flies, mosquitoes, cuts and wounds, or contaminated food or water.
This document discusses key concepts in ecology including organism level, population, biome, niche, adaptation, and population interactions. It defines population as a group of organisms of the same species that can interbreed. Biomes are characterized by dominant vegetation and formed due to variations in light, temperature, and precipitation. Organisms respond to abiotic factors through regulating, conforming, partial regulating, migrating, or suspending activities. Adaptations help organisms survive in different environments like deserts and high altitudes. Population interactions include predation, competition, parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Population growth can be exponential or logistic depending on resource availability.
Viruses are microscopic particles that can only reproduce inside living cells. They contain genetic material inside a protein coat and come in various shapes. Viruses use the machinery of host cells to produce more viruses rather than healthy new cells. They are classified based on shape, genetic material, and the type of disease or organism they affect. Viruses can either enter a lytic cycle where they immediately destroy the host cell to release new viruses, or a lysogenic cycle where their genes remain inactive until triggering further infection. Antibiotics do not work on viruses, so prevention through vaccination is important.
Are we not lucky that plants reproduce sexually? The myriads of flowers that we enjoy gazing at, the scents and the perfumes that we swoon over, the rich colours that attract us, are all there as an aid to sexual reproduction. Flowers do not exist only for us to be used for our own selfishness. All flowering plants show sexual reproduction.
in this slide the chapter explanation is according to NCERT Syllabus which would be helping students in every field..
1. Human Health & Diseases discusses various topics related to human health including what is health, the immune system, pathogens, and parasites.
2. The document defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. It also discusses the innate and acquired immune system.
3. Several common human parasites and diseases are explained in detail including their causative agents, life cycles, transmission methods, signs and symptoms, and prevention. Amoebiasis, filariasis, malaria, and ascariasis are covered as examples.
The document discusses various ways that microbes are used to enhance food production. It describes how plant and animal breeding can increase food quantity and quality. It also explains bi fortification, where crops are bred to have higher vitamin, mineral, and fat levels to overcome malnutrition. Microbes are used in fermenting foods like dosa, curd, and cheese. They also produce important molecules like antibiotics, organic acids, vitamins, and enzymes. Microbes break down sewage in treatment plants and generate renewable energy in the form of biogas. They act as biocontrol agents against agricultural pests.
This document discusses different levels of ecological organization and biotic and abiotic factors that influence organisms and populations. It covers key topics like:
1. The six levels of ecological organization from organisms to biomes.
2. Major abiotic factors like temperature, water, light, and soil that influence organisms and biotic factors like predators and parasites.
3. How organisms respond and adapt to environmental conditions through processes like thermoregulation, migration, suspension, and adaptation.
4. Attributes of populations like birth rate, death rate, population growth models, and types of population interactions like predation, competition, and parasitism.
This document discusses various aspects of health and disease. It defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Maintaining good health requires a balanced diet, exercise, proper shelter, sleep and hygiene. Disease can be caused by intrinsic or extrinsic factors and can be acute, chronic, congenital or acquired. Infectious diseases spread via air, water, food, vectors or contact and common examples are provided. Prevention focuses on avoiding exposure and immunization, while treatment aims to reduce symptoms and kill microbes. Vaccination helps strengthen immunity against specific diseases. The main pathogens that cause infectious disease are viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and worms.
The document discusses key concepts related to ecosystems, including:
- Ecosystems are functional units where living organisms interact with each other and the physical environment. They can be artificial or natural.
- Energy flows through ecosystems via food chains and is lost at each trophic level, while nutrients cycle through ecosystems via decomposition.
- Ecosystems provide important services like carbon storage, water purification, soil formation, and cultural/aesthetic values.
1. The document discusses microorganisms and infectious diseases. It defines key terms like pathogens, virulence, pathogenesis, and defines the chain of infection.
2. The chain of infection involves a source or reservoir, mode of transmission, portal of entry and exit. Common modes of transmission include direct or indirect contact, droplets, vehicles like food or water, and vectors.
3. The human body has natural defenses against infection like skin, mucous membranes, and immune responses. Maintaining hygiene and sanitation can also help prevent the spread of diseases.
Human Health and Disease discusses the concepts of health, disease, and factors that influence both. Key points include:
- Health is defined as complete physical, mental, and social well-being, which requires a balanced diet, exercise, shelter, sleep, and hygiene.
- Disease is a disorder of the body or mind that departs from good health, and can be caused by single or multiple factors. Diseases are diagnosed based on their symptoms.
- Diseases are categorized as physical, infectious, acute, or chronic based on their causes and characteristics. Infectious diseases spread pathogens like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites between hosts.
Evolution is the process of change over generations in the inherited characteristics of biological populations. There are several key points in the origin and evolution of life on Earth according to the document:
1) The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago from gases and dust particles in the solar system.
2) Early theories for the origin of life included special creation by God, panspermia (life originating from space), and spontaneous generation from non-living matter. However, the accepted theory today is chemical evolution - that first life arose gradually from organic molecules on the early Earth.
3) Evidence from fossils, embryology, comparative anatomy and molecular studies supports the theory
The document summarizes key topics related to human health and diseases. It defines health and discusses factors that affect health such as genetics, lifestyle, and environment. It describes different types of diseases including congenital, acquired, communicable, and non-communicable diseases. Specific diseases discussed include typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, malaria, amoebiasis, and ascariasis. It also covers immunity, prevention and control of diseases, drugs and alcohol abuse, and organ transplantation.
This document discusses human microbe interactions and the process of infection. It covers topics like normal microbiota, how infections become established through portals of entry and infectious dose, microbial attachment and survival strategies, the stages of disease including incubation and illness periods, and how virulence factors like toxins can cause pathology. It also defines terms like communicable disease and describes how diseases can have local, systemic, or focal effects on the body.
Ch 13 organism and population || Class 12 ||SAQIB AHMED
Ecology is the study of the relationships between organisms and their environment. The key levels of organization in ecology are organisms, populations, communities, ecosystems, and the biosphere. Populations grow according to exponential or logistic growth models depending on whether resources are unlimited or limited. Species interact through predation, competition, parasitism, commensalism, ammensalism, and mutualism. Abiotic factors like temperature, water, light, and soil influence organisms and drive adaptations.
This document discusses human health and diseases. It covers several topics:
1. It defines health as physical, mental and social wellbeing, while disease is any change from the normal state that causes discomfort, disability or impairs health.
2. Diseases are classified as infectious, non-infectious, or congenital. Common infectious diseases discussed include typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, malaria, amoebiasis, ringworm, ascariasis, and filariasis.
3. These diseases are caused by various pathogens like bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, and helminths. The document provides details on the causative agent, affected organ, symptoms, transmission
Microbes are diverse – protozoa, bacteria, fungi and microscopic plants viruses, viroids and also prions (proteinocious infectious agents)
Its a view of some useful and harmful Microbes.
Microbes are microscopic organisms that can only be seen with a microscope. They are found everywhere and play important roles in food production, industrial processes, and environmental management. Many microbes are useful as they help in processes like fermentation of foods and production of antibiotics, enzymes, organic acids, and other bioactive molecules. Microbes are also essential in waste treatment by breaking down organic matter in sewage, and in soil enrichment by fixing nitrogen and making phosphorus available to plants.
1. Reproduction is essential for the continuity of life as it allows organisms to produce offspring. There are two main types of reproduction - asexual reproduction which involves a single parent and sexual reproduction which involves two parents of opposite sex.
2. Asexual reproduction methods include binary fission, budding, and vegetative reproduction through structures like stolons, rhizomes, tubers etc. Sexual reproduction involves the formation of haploid gametes which fuse during fertilization to form a diploid zygote.
3. In plants, sexual reproduction occurs through flowers which contain male stamens and female pistils. Fertilization results in the formation of seeds and fruits. In animals, fertil
This document discusses ecology and the relationship between organisms and their environment. It covers levels of ecological organization like populations, communities, and biomes. It also discusses abiotic factors like temperature, water, light, and soil that influence organisms and how organisms adapt to different environments through mechanisms like homeostasis, regulation, migration, dormancy, and behavioral and physiological adaptations.
Chapter 12. biotechnology and its application2014 by mohanbiomohan bio
The document discusses several applications of biotechnology including:
1. Production of human insulin using recombinant DNA technology and other therapeutic products through genetic engineering.
2. Use of microbes and genetic engineering to produce antibiotics, degrade waste, and extract minerals.
3. Genetic engineering of plants through tissue culture and transgenic techniques to develop pest-resistant, drought-tolerant, and nutrient-enhanced crops.
4. Genetic engineering of animals through transgenic techniques for increased milk and meat production.
Microorganisms like bacteria and fungi serve many useful purposes. Bacteria are used to make foods like cheese, yogurt, and bread through processes like fermentation. Fermentation of sugar by yeast produces alcohol, which is used to make beverages like beer and wine. Bacteria and fungi also produce antibiotics and vitamins. They help break down organic matter and sewage. However, some microorganisms cause diseases in humans, animals, and plants when they enter the body and infect tissues. Pathogens are transmitted through various carriers like flies, mosquitoes, cuts and wounds, or contaminated food or water.
This document discusses key concepts in ecology including organism level, population, biome, niche, adaptation, and population interactions. It defines population as a group of organisms of the same species that can interbreed. Biomes are characterized by dominant vegetation and formed due to variations in light, temperature, and precipitation. Organisms respond to abiotic factors through regulating, conforming, partial regulating, migrating, or suspending activities. Adaptations help organisms survive in different environments like deserts and high altitudes. Population interactions include predation, competition, parasitism, commensalism, and mutualism. Population growth can be exponential or logistic depending on resource availability.
Viruses are microscopic particles that can only reproduce inside living cells. They contain genetic material inside a protein coat and come in various shapes. Viruses use the machinery of host cells to produce more viruses rather than healthy new cells. They are classified based on shape, genetic material, and the type of disease or organism they affect. Viruses can either enter a lytic cycle where they immediately destroy the host cell to release new viruses, or a lysogenic cycle where their genes remain inactive until triggering further infection. Antibiotics do not work on viruses, so prevention through vaccination is important.
Are we not lucky that plants reproduce sexually? The myriads of flowers that we enjoy gazing at, the scents and the perfumes that we swoon over, the rich colours that attract us, are all there as an aid to sexual reproduction. Flowers do not exist only for us to be used for our own selfishness. All flowering plants show sexual reproduction.
in this slide the chapter explanation is according to NCERT Syllabus which would be helping students in every field..
1. Human Health & Diseases discusses various topics related to human health including what is health, the immune system, pathogens, and parasites.
2. The document defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not just the absence of disease. It also discusses the innate and acquired immune system.
3. Several common human parasites and diseases are explained in detail including their causative agents, life cycles, transmission methods, signs and symptoms, and prevention. Amoebiasis, filariasis, malaria, and ascariasis are covered as examples.
The document discusses various ways that microbes are used to enhance food production. It describes how plant and animal breeding can increase food quantity and quality. It also explains bi fortification, where crops are bred to have higher vitamin, mineral, and fat levels to overcome malnutrition. Microbes are used in fermenting foods like dosa, curd, and cheese. They also produce important molecules like antibiotics, organic acids, vitamins, and enzymes. Microbes break down sewage in treatment plants and generate renewable energy in the form of biogas. They act as biocontrol agents against agricultural pests.
This document discusses different levels of ecological organization and biotic and abiotic factors that influence organisms and populations. It covers key topics like:
1. The six levels of ecological organization from organisms to biomes.
2. Major abiotic factors like temperature, water, light, and soil that influence organisms and biotic factors like predators and parasites.
3. How organisms respond and adapt to environmental conditions through processes like thermoregulation, migration, suspension, and adaptation.
4. Attributes of populations like birth rate, death rate, population growth models, and types of population interactions like predation, competition, and parasitism.
This document discusses various aspects of health and disease. It defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being. Maintaining good health requires a balanced diet, exercise, proper shelter, sleep and hygiene. Disease can be caused by intrinsic or extrinsic factors and can be acute, chronic, congenital or acquired. Infectious diseases spread via air, water, food, vectors or contact and common examples are provided. Prevention focuses on avoiding exposure and immunization, while treatment aims to reduce symptoms and kill microbes. Vaccination helps strengthen immunity against specific diseases. The main pathogens that cause infectious disease are viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa and worms.
The document discusses key concepts related to ecosystems, including:
- Ecosystems are functional units where living organisms interact with each other and the physical environment. They can be artificial or natural.
- Energy flows through ecosystems via food chains and is lost at each trophic level, while nutrients cycle through ecosystems via decomposition.
- Ecosystems provide important services like carbon storage, water purification, soil formation, and cultural/aesthetic values.
1. The document discusses microorganisms and infectious diseases. It defines key terms like pathogens, virulence, pathogenesis, and defines the chain of infection.
2. The chain of infection involves a source or reservoir, mode of transmission, portal of entry and exit. Common modes of transmission include direct or indirect contact, droplets, vehicles like food or water, and vectors.
3. The human body has natural defenses against infection like skin, mucous membranes, and immune responses. Maintaining hygiene and sanitation can also help prevent the spread of diseases.
Human Health and Disease discusses the concepts of health, disease, and factors that influence both. Key points include:
- Health is defined as complete physical, mental, and social well-being, which requires a balanced diet, exercise, shelter, sleep, and hygiene.
- Disease is a disorder of the body or mind that departs from good health, and can be caused by single or multiple factors. Diseases are diagnosed based on their symptoms.
- Diseases are categorized as physical, infectious, acute, or chronic based on their causes and characteristics. Infectious diseases spread pathogens like bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites between hosts.
Evolution is the process of change over generations in the inherited characteristics of biological populations. There are several key points in the origin and evolution of life on Earth according to the document:
1) The universe is approximately 13.8 billion years old. The Earth formed 4.5 billion years ago from gases and dust particles in the solar system.
2) Early theories for the origin of life included special creation by God, panspermia (life originating from space), and spontaneous generation from non-living matter. However, the accepted theory today is chemical evolution - that first life arose gradually from organic molecules on the early Earth.
3) Evidence from fossils, embryology, comparative anatomy and molecular studies supports the theory
The document summarizes key topics related to human health and diseases. It defines health and discusses factors that affect health such as genetics, lifestyle, and environment. It describes different types of diseases including congenital, acquired, communicable, and non-communicable diseases. Specific diseases discussed include typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, malaria, amoebiasis, and ascariasis. It also covers immunity, prevention and control of diseases, drugs and alcohol abuse, and organ transplantation.
This document discusses human microbe interactions and the process of infection. It covers topics like normal microbiota, how infections become established through portals of entry and infectious dose, microbial attachment and survival strategies, the stages of disease including incubation and illness periods, and how virulence factors like toxins can cause pathology. It also defines terms like communicable disease and describes how diseases can have local, systemic, or focal effects on the body.
The document discusses infection control and preventing the spread of infectious diseases. It defines infections as diseases caused by pathogens or microorganisms growing in the body. Infections can be generalized, affecting the entire body, or localized to a specific area. The main goals of infection control are to prevent infectious disease transmission by decreasing microbial sources, blocking transmission routes, and strengthening host resistance. Standard precautions like hand hygiene and personal protective equipment are key to breaking the chain of infection.
This document provides information on human health and diseases. It discusses key topics like the definition of health, factors that affect health, common human diseases and their causes. Some diseases covered include typhoid, pneumonia, common cold, malaria, amoebiasis, ascariasis, elephantiasis and ringworm. It also discusses immunity, the immune system, vaccination, allergy, autoimmunity and infectious diseases like AIDS.
This document discusses infection control concepts, including the cycle of infection and how microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa can be transmitted. It explains that hospitals are sites for disease transmission due to gathering sick patients. Proper infection control practices like following established policies are important for healthcare worker and patient safety. Microorganisms can be transmitted through direct or indirect contact via fomites, vectors, vehicles, droplets or airborne routes. The body has natural and acquired defenses against infections that can be supported by vaccines and immunoglobulins.
Edexcel IGCSE - Human Biology - Chapter 13 - Microorganisms and DiseasesChandima Walpita Gamage
This document discusses microorganisms and diseases. It begins by defining disease and describing the main causes of diseases, including unhealthy activities, genetics, and microorganisms. It then describes the four main types of microorganisms that can cause disease: bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protozoa. For each type, it provides details on their structure, function, and examples of diseases they cause. The document also discusses the general causes and transmission of diseases, important infectious diseases, and the body's defense mechanisms against diseases like immunity and vaccination.
A disease is a particular abnormal condition, a disorder of a structure or function, that affects part or all of an organism. The study of disease is called pathology which includes the causal study of etiology. Disease is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs.[1] It may be caused by external factors such as pathogens, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions particularly of the immune system such as an immunodeficiency, or a hypersensitivity including allergies and autoimmunity.
The document discusses various common infectious diseases affecting humans including their causes, symptoms, treatment and prevention. It covers bacterial diseases like typhoid and pneumonia, viral diseases like common cold, fungal disease ringworm, parasitic diseases like malaria, amoebiasis, ascariasis and elephantiasis. It also discusses immune system, AIDS, cancer, commonly abused drugs and alcohol and their prevention. Overall, the document provides a comprehensive overview of major infectious diseases, their transmission, affected age groups and approach towards prevention and treatment.
The document discusses immunity and infectious diseases. It defines immunity as the body's ability to fight off pathogens through antibodies and cells. Pathogens include fungi, protozoans, bacteria, and viruses. Robert Koch first identified microbes as causing disease and developed Koch's Postulates to identify pathogens. The immune system has three lines of defense - physical and chemical barriers, inflammation, and lymphocytes and antibodies. Immunity can be active through disease exposure or vaccination, producing memory cells for long-term protection, or passive through transferring antibodies temporarily from another source.
This document discusses host-microbe relationships and microbial pathogenesis. It begins by defining key terms like pathogenicity, virulence, and toxigenicity. It then describes how most microbes do not cause harm, while a few contribute to health or pose threats. Pathogens can establish infections through various mechanisms like toxin production, tissue invasion, or evading host defenses. Toxins are categorized as exotoxins, endotoxins, or exoenzymes. Exotoxins like AB toxins directly damage tissues. Colonization, invasion, and evasion of host defenses allow pathogens to replicate and spread infection. Microbes cause disease through direct damage by toxins or indirect activation of the host immune response.
The immune system protects the body from disease-causing organisms, malfunctioning cells, and foreign substances. It has both nonspecific (innate) and specific (adaptive) defenses. The nonspecific defenses provide immediate protection and involve physical and chemical barriers as well as phagocytes that engulf pathogens. The specific defenses eliminate specific pathogens and involve lymphocytes and antibodies that develop over time. T cells and B cells coordinate to mount both humoral responses using antibodies and cell-mediated responses to destroy infected cells. Memory cells provide lasting immunity against previously encountered pathogens.
This document discusses key strategies to boost immune system health. It outlines the basic functions and components of the immune system, including protective barriers, specialized cells, transportation and storage systems. It notes several concerns that can weaken immunity, such as stress, toxic exposure, lack of nutrients, sleep deprivation, sedentary lifestyles, overuse of antibiotics, challenging viruses, and lack of new antibiotic development. Several respiratory illnesses caused by viruses and bacteria are also outlined.
Here are the answers to the questions:
1. The infectious agent could be multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) like C. difficile, MRSA, VRE present in the stool of the first patient.
2. The second patient could develop a urinary tract infection (UTI) since their hands were not washed before assisting with the Foley catheter.
3. Antibiotics that could be used include vancomycin, linezolid, daptomycin for MRSA or VRE. For C. difficile, metronidazole or oral vancomycin could be used.
4. The gastrointestinal tract of the first patient is the source/reserv
Human Anatomy and Physiology - Lymphatic system and body defensesJethro Baltazar
The lymphatic system helps maintain fluid balance, absorbs fats, and aids the immune system. It contains lymph vessels, lymph nodes, lymph, the spleen, thymus, and tonsils. Lymph nodes filter lymph and add infection-fighting lymphocytes. Together with nonspecific defenses like skin and inflammatory response, and specific defenses like antibodies and lymphocytes, the immune system protects the body from pathogens. Disorders can cause allergic reactions, immunodeficiencies, or autoimmune diseases where the immune system attacks the body's own tissues. The lymphatic system develops after birth as the baby gains its own active immunity.
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3. • Health:
• Health is defined as a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being.
• When people are healthy, they are more efficient at
work. This increases productivity and brings
economic prosperity.
• Health also increases long life and reduces infant
and maternal mortality.
• The good health is maintained by balanced
diet, personal hygiene and regular exercise.
4. • The health is affected by –
1. Genetic disorders .
2. Infections.
3. Life style including Diet, rest and exercise. Drug
and alcohol abuse also affect our health adversely.
• Diseases are grouped into infectious and noninfectious.
• Diseases which are easily transmitted from one
person to another are called infectious diseases.
• Diseases which are not transmitted from one
person to another are called non infectious
diseases..
• Cancer is the non-infectious that cause death.
5. • COMMON DISEASES IN HUMANS:
• organisms belonging to
bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoans, helminths, etc., cou
ld cause diseases in man. Such disease causing
organisms are called pathogens.
• TYPHOID:
• Pathogen: Salmonella typhi (bacterium)
• Organs affected: small intestine, migrate to other
organs through blood.
• Method of transmission: contamination of food and
water.
6. • Symptoms:
• High fever (390 to 400 C)
• Weakness, stomach pain, constipation, headache
and loss of appetite.
• Intestinal perforation may leads to death.
• Test: Typhoid fever could be confirmed by Widal
test.
7. • PNEUMONIA:
• Pathogen: Streptococcus pneumoniae and
Haemophilus influenzae.
• Organs affected: Alveoli of lungs, alveoli get filled
with fluid.
8. • Method of transmission: Inhaling the
droplets/aerosols released by infected person.
• Symptoms:
• Fever, chills, cough and headache.
• In severe cases the lips and finger nails turn gray to
bluish colour.
9. • COMMON COLD:
• Pathogen: Rhino viruses.
• Organs affected: nose and
respiratory passage
• Method of transmission:
• Direct inhalation of droplets from infected person.
• Through contaminated objects like
pen, books, cups, computer key board.
10. • Symptoms:
• Nasal congestion and discharge, sore
throat, hoarseness, cough. tiredness, etc.,
• It usually last for 3-7 days.
11. • MALARIA:
• Pathogen: Plasmodium. (P. vivax, P. malariae, P.
ovale, P. falciparum)
• Malignant malaria caused by P. falciparum is fatal.
• Organs affected: liver, RBC.
• Method of transmission: By biting of female
anopheles mosquito (vector)
12. • Symptoms: high fever and chill, fever occurs on
every alternate day, vomiting.
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14.
15. • life cycle of malaria parasite:
• The malarial parasite requires
two hosts – human and
Anopheles, to complete their
life cycle.
• Life cycle of plasmodium
starts with injecting
sporozoites through the bite
of infected female Anopheles
mosquitoes.
• The parasite initially
multiplied within the liver
cells and then attack the red
blood cells (RBCs) resulting in
their rupture.
16. • There is release of a toxic
substance called hemozoin
from the ruptured RBCs. It
is responsible for the chill
and high fever.
• From the infected human
the parasite enters into the
body of Anopheles
mosquito during biting and
sucking blood.
• Further development takes
place in the body of
Anopheles mosquitoes.
17. • The female mosquito takes
up gametocytes with the
blood meal.
• Formation of gametes and
fertilization takes place in
the intestine of mosquito.
• The zygote develops further
and forms thousands of
sporozoites.
• These sporozoites migrated
into the salivary gland of
mosquito.
• When the mosquito bite
another human sporozoites
are injected.
18. • AMOEBIASIS (Amoebic dysentery)
• Pathogen: Entamoeba histolytica a
protozoan parasite.
• Organs affected: large intestine of
man
• Method of transmission:
• House fly acts as mechanical carrier.
• Contamination water and food with
faecal matter.
• Symptoms:
• Loose motion and abdominal pain.
• Stools with excess mucous and
blood clots.
19. • ASCARIASIS:
• Pathogen: Ascaris lumbricoids
(nematode)
• Organs affected: intestine of
man
• Method of transmission:
Contaminated
water, vegetables, fruits.
• Symptoms:
• Internal bleeding, muscular
pain, fever, anemia.
• Blockage of the intestinal
passage.
20. • FILARIASIS OR ELEPHANTIASIS:
• Pathogen: Wuchereria
(W.bancrofti and W. Malayi)
(nematode parasite)
• Organs affected: lymphatic
vessels of the lower limbs, genital
organs.
• Methods of transmission: biting
of infected female culex mosquito.
• Symptoms:
• Chronic inflammation of the
organs.
• Abnormal swelling of lower
limb, scrotum, penis.
• Hence the disease named as
elephantiasis or Filariasis.
21. • RING WORMS:
• Pathogen:
Microsporum, Trichophyton and
Epidermophyton (fungi)
• Organs affected: Skin, nails, folds
of skin, groin.
• Method of transmission:
• Acquired from the soil.
• Using towel, clothes or even
comb of infected individuals.
• Symptoms:
• Appearance of dry, scaly lesions in
skin nails and scalp.
• Lesion accompanied with intense
itching.
22. • PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES:
• Maintenance of personal and public hygiene.
• Personal hygiene includes Consumption of clean drinking
water, food vegetable fruits. Keeping the body clean.
• Public hygiene includes Proper disposal of waste and excreta
• Periodic cleaning water reservoirs, pools.
• Avoiding close contact with the infected persons.
• For vector borne diseases controlling vectors and the
breeding places.
• Avoiding stagnation of water in and around residential areas.
• Use of mosquito nets.
• Window and doors must be fitted with wire mesh.
• All these precautions are use full for vector borne disease like
dengue and Chickungunya, malaria and filarial etc.
23. Immunity:
Immunity is the ability of an organism to resist infection or to
overcome infection.
• There are two types of immunity:
1. Innate (non-specific) Immunity.
2. Acquired (specific) Immunity.
• Innate or Non-specific Immunity: It is the inborn or natural
immunity.
It is of two types,
1. Surface barrier.
2. Cellular and Biochemical barrier.
• Surface barrier: It is the first line body defense. It includes the
external barriers that checks the entry of pathogens into
body.
• It is identified as physical barrier and Physiological (chemical)
barrier.
24. Physical barrier:
The important physical barrier are skin, hair and cilia of
nasal cavity, mucous lining and muscular action.
Skin:
• The skin prevents entry
of pathogens.
• The sweat produced by
sweat gland and oil
produced by sebaceous
gland are bactericidal
and fungicidal properties.
25. • Mucus lining: The mucus lining found in respiratory
tract, digestive tract, urinary tract and reproductive
tract secretes mucus. The mucus traps the microbes
and makes them immobilize.
Physiological barriers:
Chemical secretion like lysozymes, skin secretion, saliva
and ear wax forms physiological barriers.
Lysozyme:
• It is an antibacterial enzyme present in tears, nasal
secretion, saliva, and most of the body fluids. It lyses
the bacterial cell.
Skin secretion :
• The sweat and sebum has antibacterial and antifungal
properties. It avoids the growth of bacteria and fungus
on skin.
26. Saliva:
• The saliva contains lysozyme that lyses the
bacteria.
• Gut secretion:
• The gastric juice contains dil HCl. It kills the
microbes enters through food.
• Ear wax :
• The ear wax secreted in external auditory canal is
bactericidal in nature. It repels the insects. It
traps the dust.
27. Cellular and biochemical barrier:
It is the second line body defense. It includes
1. Phagocytes
2. Natural killer cells (NK cells)
3. Interferons.
4. Inflammatory response.
• Phagocytes: The process of engulfing and destroying
the microbe by some cells is called phagocytosis.
• The cells that involves in phagocytosis are called
phagocytes.
• The neutrophils and monocytes (macrophages)
types of WBC are the important phagocytic cells.
29. • Natural killer cells (NK
Cells):
• Natural killer cells are
non-phagocytic large
lymphocytes.
• It mainly recognizes
the viral infected cells
and tumor cells.
• It destroys them by
secreting cytolysin.
Hence these are called
killer cells.
30. • Interferon:
• Interferon are the antiviral glycoprotein
produced by viral infected animal cell. It
protects the neighboring cells from viral
infection.
• It mainly stimulates neighboring cells to
synthesis a protein that interfere with viral
replication. It also activates macrophages and
NK cells to recognize infected cells.
32. • Inflammatory response: It is the localized response
to injury, infection or irritation. The symptoms are
getting redness, swelling, pain, increasing body
temp etc.
• Acquired (specific) immunity:
• It is the defense mechanism acquired by healthy
person against specific pathogens and infection. It
forms the third line body defense.
• Lymphocytes are the important components
activating specific body defense.
• The two types of lymphocytes are T- lymphocyte
and B – lymphocyte.
33. • T – lymphocytes
• The undifferentiated
lymphocytes
originate from the
stem cells of bone
marrow,
• Some of them
migrate to thymus
gland and
differentiated into Tlymphocyte. .
34. • B– lymphocytes:
• The undifferentiated
lymphocytes originate from
the stem cells of bone
marrow.
• some migrate to Bursa
equivalent and differentiated
into B-lymphocyte.
• Bursa equivalent is a
hypothesized lymphoid
tissue in bone marrow.
• (Bursa equivalent is found in
mammals, Bursa fabricius is
found in birds.)
35. • Antigen: Any foreign substance that enters our body
and stimulates immune response is called antigen.
Antigen has two properties:
• Antigenicity: It is the ability of an antigen to
generate specific immune response to produce
antibody.
• Immunogenicity.
• It is the ability of an antigen to react with specific
antibody.
• Biochemically antigens are proteins, large
polysaccharides, lipids, fatty acids or nucleic acids.
Sometimes entire pathogen acts as antigen.
36. Antibody or immunoglobin (Ig)
• The protein molecule that produced by Blymphocytes against a specific antigen is called
antibody.
• These are mainly classified in to 5 types. They
are, IgM, IgA, IgD,IgE, IgG. ( MADE-G)
• IgM is a pentamer and is a mega globulin. It is the
first reaches the injured site.
• IgA is the secretory antibody.
• IgD it binds to B - Lymphocytes and acts as a
surface receptor.
• IgE play imp role in allergy.
• IgG crosses placenta and protects foetus.
37. Structure of Antibody.
• Antibody is mainly known
as immunoglobulin. It is a
Y shaped made up of four
polypeptide chains.
• Among four chains two
are longer chains called
heavy chains.
• Two are smaller called
light chain.
• The four polypeptide
chains are held together
by di-sulphide bond.
38. • Each chain contains
constant and variable
region.
• In constant region the
amino acid sequence are
constant and same in all
antibodies.
• In variable region the
amino acid sequence
varies with different
antibodies.
• The variable region is
present at the tip of Y
arm forms antigen
binding site.
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40. Role of B – lymphocytes:
• The lymphocytes produced at bone marrow
differentiates in bursa equivalent in to B –
lymphocyte.
• When the antigen enters in to the body number of B
– lymphocytes stimulated to produce antibody.
• Once the antigen specific antibody producing B –
lymphocyte activated, it multiplies rapidly to produce
number of cloned cells.
• The cloned B – lymphocytes differentiates in to
plasma cells. These cells produces specific antibody
against antigen in large quantity.
• The cloned B – lymphocyte that undifferentiated
remains as memory B cells. When the same antigen
enters again in future, memory cells response rapidly
to destroy them.
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42. Cell mediated immunity ( CMI ): It is the
immunity mediated by T – lymphocytes.
Role of T – lymphocytes:
• The lymphocytes produced at bone marrow
differentiates in thymus in to T – lymphocyte. It
does not produce any antibody. It directly acts
on antigen.
• When the antigen enters in to the body, the
antigen specific T – lymphocyte stimulated and
becomes active.
• The activated T – lymphocyte multiplies rapidly
to produce number of cloned cells.
43. According to function of T – lymphocyte, these are
identified in to ,
• Killer T-cells: These T - cells recognizes specific
pathogen and destroys by lyses.
• Helper T – cells: These T – cells helps in
stimulating antigen specific B – cells to produce
antibody.
• Suppressor T – cells: These T – cells suppress the
immune response of both B and T cells, when
infection is controlled.
• Memory T – cells: These T – cells are
programmed to recognize and response to the
specific antigen that enters in future.