2. Disease are acquired by:
• Genetic causes – inherited from parents
• Microbial – infection from a virus, bacteria or
fungus
• Parasitic - catch an organism that causes
disease condition –
e.g. malaria – protozoa,
thread worm
crab lice
3. Disease pathogens - microbes
• Bacteria and viruses are the most common of
disease pathogens
• Bacteria can survive outside of the host
organism
• Viruses can only survive and reproduce within
a host cell
4. Bacteria
This is a pin prick
with bacteria
growing on it
These are rod
shaped bacteria