Biomedical Science Techniques
Unit 21: Biomedical science techniques
Microbes and Anti-microbial effects
Task 3
a)
An infection is when bacteria, fungi or any other organisms enter the body, and cause infection by multiplying, producing toxins and invading and damaging cells. When a person is infected, they may become ill, but an infection does not always lead to illness. There are three types of reservoirs of infection for human diseases; these include human reservoirs, animal reservoirs and non-living reservoirs.
Human reservoirs are people that are infected with disease and may pass their infection on to other people by transmitting their pathogens, spreading the disease.
Humans can transmit diseases by:
¥ Horizontal transmission: From one person to another person,
Microbes and Anti-microbial effects
Task 3
a)
An infection is when bacteria, fungi or any other organisms enter the body, and cause infection by multiplying, producing toxins and invading and damaging cells. When a person is infected, they may become ill, but an infection does not always lead to illness. There are three types of reservoirs of infection for human diseases; these include human reservoirs, animal reservoirs and non-living reservoirs.
Human reservoirs are people that are infected with disease and may pass their infection on to other people by transmitting their pathogens, spreading the disease.
Humans can transmit diseases by:
¥ Horizontal transmission: From one person to another person,