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1. Airborne: tiny droplets 2. Vehicle: objects DISEASE: Decreased physical condition that can be an obstacle to enjoy a complete balanced health. INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Pathogen- caused disease passed from one organism to other. Also called communicable diseases. NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES: Diseases that are not caused by a pathogen, but by several risk factors. Also called Non-communicable. PATHOGEN: Any agent that can cause an infectious disease. There are several RISK FACTORS that sometimes we can control, and sometimes we can’t: Health and Disease -Professional/occupational: associated with a job - Degenerative: continuous process - Lack/deficiency: lack of nutrients. Complete physical, mental and social welfare of a person There are 8 dimensions of health. Risk Factors Non-infectious Diseases Health Important Concepts Transmission of infectious diseases Unicellular prokaryotes of different sizes and shapes, found EVERYWHERE. Examples of diseases: Tetanus (Nervous system, spread: Vehicle) Tuberculosis (Respiratory system, spread: Airborne) Bacteria Unicellular organisms that prefer humid and moisturized places Examples of diseases: Athlete’s Foot (Integumentary syste...