Infections & Diseases
Prions, bacteria, and viruses are three distinct types of pathogens, each with unique characteristics and methods of causing diseases. Prions are misfolded proteins that can trigger other proteins to misfold, leading to severe neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and fatal familial insomnia.
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Pathogens Prions No Cure, but Preventions Do not consume a plethora of elk, moose, and deer within water-contaminated countries Proper bovine care Do not donate organs Sterilization of medical instruments Parkinsons Dementia Alzheimers Fatal Familial Insomnia Kuru Mad Cow Disease Gerstmann-Sträussler-Scheinker Disease Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Triggers other proteins to fold Infecting other Proteins Mattress Spring Four Rung Beta-Solenoid Cannot Classify - Protein Alteration Protein Alteration of PrP Genetic Material Type Misfolded Protein 1983 100 nm Virus Vitamins Immune Boosting Pills Vaccines Antivirals Diseases Coronavirus Rhinovirus Tremovirus Astrovirus RNA Transfer Helical Complex Icosahedron RNA Based DNA Based Virions Nucleocapsid Protein Capsids
Nucleic Acid Genome
RNA DNA 1892 Length Up to 1,400 nanometers
Diameter 20 - 300 nanometers
Bacteria Treatment Sterilization Self-care Diet Alteration Antibiotics Diseases Caused Colostridium perfringens Campylobacter Listeria E. Coli Norovirus Salmonella Replication Binary Fission DNA divides into two
Shape Cocci Rounded
Single-Celled
Bacilli Rod Shaped
Spirillia Spiralled
Curved
Classification Gram Negative Outer Membrane
Proteins
Lipopolysaccharides
Structure Subtopic Exclusive structures
Spore
Pilis
Flagella
Capsule
Essential structures Nuclear material(s)
Cytoplasm
Cell membrane
Cell wall
Genetic Material DNA and/or RNA - depends on type Discovery 1670s Size 0.2-10 micros/micrometers
