BIOS 242 Week 6 Assignment

3. Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease a. Pathogen name i. Prion b. Type of pathogen (bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoan, helminth or prion) i. Prion c. Body system a昀昀ected i. Central Nervous System d. Signs and symptoms i. Demen琀椀a ii. Muscle s琀椀昀昀ness iii. Myoclonus iv. Visual disturbance v. Coma e. Epidemiology i. Very rare (1/1,000,000 every year) ii. Sporadic, can be inherited, can be acquired through contamina琀椀on of medical procedures f. Disease treatment and preven琀椀on i. Treatment: No cure ii. Preven琀椀on: Avoid exposure to contaminated medical instruments or 琀椀ssues 4. Malaria a. Pathogen name i. Plasmodium falciparum b. Type of pathogen (bacterial, viral, fungal, protozoan, helminth or prion) i. Protozoan c. Body system a昀昀ected i. Blood, Liver d. Signs and symptoms i. Fever ii. Chills iii. Swea琀椀ng iv. Headache v. Muscle pain e. Epidemiology i. Tropical regions ii. Transmi琀琀ed via infected female Anopheles mosquitoes f. Disease treatment and preven琀椀on i. Treatment: An琀椀malarial drugs ii. Preven琀椀on: Insec琀椀cide-treated bed nets, mosquito repellent