Pathogens
by Brittney Mendoza
1. Elderly and very young are most susceptible.
2. The contaminatios of marine waters is a primary public health concern.
3. SYMPTOMS: headaches. chills, muscle aches, and vomiting.
4. Marine animals become infected when they ingest contaminated water while filtering the water for doof
5. Are present in the blood and body fluids of the people that are infected.
6. Infected fluids are capable of causing fatal diseases like Hepatitis B,C, and HIV in humans.
7. Amoeba is also a pathogen that can be found everywhere. It is usually in freshwater sites and can simply enter up the nose of a host and infect them right there.
8. They enter up the nose and quickly go through until they make their way up to the brain.
9. Disease
10. VIRUS
11. Transmitted via the fecal-oral route.
12. Enteric viruses
13. Associated with a variety of diseases from ocular and respiratory infections to gastroenteritis, hepatitis, myocarditis, and aseptic meningitis.
14. Diseases caused by the organisms can range from a cold to things as serious as meningitis.
15. Can be transmitted directly or indirectly. It just has to enter through the correct route in order to cause a sickness in the person.
16. People should keep themselves clean and make sure they are not touching what they are not supposed to be touching. This would prevent them from getting sick or spreading the disease.
17. Illness
18. Contamination