Environmental Disease

Single-celled organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye

• Microorganism

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

• multicellular

A cell that does not have a nucleus or membrane-bound organelles.

• Microorganism

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

• multicellular

A cell that has a nucleus and membrane-bound organelles.

• Microorganism

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

• multicellular

An organism made of many interdependent cells

• Microorganism

• prokaryotic

• eukaryotic

• multicellular

A single-celled organism.

• Microorganism

• Unicellular

• eukaryotic

• multicellular

– Treating an object with heat or chemicals to remove all microorganisms.

• mortality rate

• emergent disease

• sterilization

• antibiotics

A chemical that can kill or inhibit bacteria

• mortality rate

• emergent disease

• sterilization

• antibiotics

– The number of deaths in a population due to a specific cause

• mortality rate

• emergent disease

• sterilization

• antibiotics

– A new disease, or an existing disease with a rapidly increasing range.

• mortality rate

• emergent disease

• sterilization

• antibiotics

Example of a chemical hazard

• Inhaling cigarette smoke

• Having strep throat

• Catching COVID-19

• Getting food poisoning from undercooked chicken