AIM To understand the causes and
spread of infection and be able to apply the principles of infection prevention and control
OBJECTIVES To understand the types of micro-
organisms and how they grow To be able to identify the types of
infections micro-organisms cause
CAUSES OF INFECTION
MICRO ORGANISMS
CAN BE PATHOGENIC OR
NON PATHOGENIC
CANNOT BE SEEN BY HUMAN EYE
THERE ARE BILLIONS OF
THEM
Terms colonisation
Localised infection
Infection
Systemic infection
The presence of a harmful micro-organism s in the body
When micro-organismsmultiply in the tissues but cause no signs or symptoms of disease
Infection affecting a specific area of the body
Infection affecting the whole body
Activity
Please complete question four in your workbook
GROUPS OF MICRO-ORGANISMS
VIRUSES BACTERIA FUNGI PROTOZOA
VIRAL DISEASES
MEASLES
MUMPS
CHICKEN POX
HIV
INFLUENZA
HEPATITIS
THE CHICKENPOX VIRUS
BACTERIAL DISEASES
GASTRO ENTERITIS
MENINGITIS
TUBERCULOSIS
PNEUMONIA
GANGERENE
SYPHILIS
BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
BACTERIAL INFECTION
BACTERIAL MENINGITIS
FUNGAL DISEASES
ATHLETES FOOT
ORAL CANDIDA
VAGINAL CANDIDA
RINGWORM
SKIN DISEASE
NAIL DISEASE
PROTOZOADISEASES
MALARIA
DYSENTRY
TRICHOMONAS
TOXOPLASMOSIS
CRYPTOSPRIDIUM
THREAD WORMS
HOW TO GROWPATHOGENIC
MICRO ORGANISMS
PROVIDE TIME
PROVIDE WARMTH
PROVIDE MOISTURE
PROVIDE FOOD
Test your knowledgePlease complete the crossword
Activity
Please complete question five and six in your workbook