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10. Infectious Diseases

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  1. 10.1 Infectious Diseases

    1. 10.1.1Pathogens and infectious disease

      • Pathogens cause transmissible infectious diseases

    2. 10.1.2Examples of infectious diseases

      • Examples: - Cholera: bacterium Vibrio cholerae - Malaria: protoctists Plasmodium species - TB: bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis - HIV/AIDS: human immunodeficiency virus

    3. 10.1.3Transmission of cholera, malaria, TB, HIV

      • Transmission of cholera, malaria, TB, HIV

    4. 10.1.4Prevention and control

      • Prevention and control: biological, social, economic factors

  2. 10.2 Antibiotics

    1. 10.2.1Penicillin action on bacteria

      • Penicillin action on bacteria

    2. 10.2.2Why antibiotics don't affect viruses

      • Why antibiotics don't affect viruses

    3. 10.2.3Antibiotic resistance

      • Antibiotic resistance consequences and steps to reduce impact