BPK 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Antimicrobial Resistance, Orthomyxoviridae, Chemotherapy

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Biomedical Physio & Kines
• Course: BPK 140
• Professor: Diana Bedoya

Document Summary

Chapter 3 and 11: infectious disease (includes sti from ch. 11) Most infectious disease are communicable (being able to be passed onto person to person) Their incidence (number of new cases) has dropped dramatically in developed countries like. Canada, but they are still a major problem in developing countries. In the developed world, infectious diseases are more likely to be problematic for people with compromised immune system: people with compromised immune systems: infants, elderly, malnourished people, alcoholics. In developed countries like canada, acute (short-term) respiratory infections are a main cause of acute morbidity. Infectious disease (id) are caused by infection (the invasion of multiplication of a microorganism) in the body: this disease causing agent is know as a pathogen. Pathogens include viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and parasitic worms. Infection is followed by the latent/incubation period (the period of time between infection, and the development of signs and symptoms of disease) (cid:862)good (cid:271)a(cid:272)teria(cid:863)