fungal & protist diseases

• What are fungi and protists both examples of?

  pathogens
• What is the structure & features of fungi?


  -like plant cells with no chloroplasts

  -multi-cellular

  -live & grow on organic material

  -make their own food

  -can produce SPORES
• What is the structure and features of a protist?


  -some are animal-like & some are plant-like

  -unicellular

  -lives in all parts of the environment

  -can search for their own food
• What is a parasite?

  An organism which lives in/on another organism (its host) and benefits by deriving nutrients at the other's expense.
• What is similar between fungi and protists?

  they are both parasitic.
• Is 'Athletes Foot' a fungal or protist disease?

  Fungal
• What is the effect of 'Athletes Foot'?


  -scaly, peeling or cracked skin between toes

  -itchiness

  -dry scaly skin

  -burning

  -stinging
• How is 'Athletes Foot' spread?


  -contact with infected skin scales

  -contact with fungi in damp areas
• How can you prevent 'Athletes Foot' from spreading?

  -keeping feet dry especially in between toes

  -clean dry socks

  -avoid sharing towels, shoes, socks

  -anti-fungal drugs
• Is 'Diplocarpon Rosae' (Rose Black Spot) a fungal or protist disease?

  Fungal
• What are the effects of 'RBS'?


  -black spot on roses (upper surface of leaves)

  -turn yellow around spots & drop early

  -sometimes black scab-like spots develop on young stems
• How is 'RBS' spread?


  -warm wet conditions

  -dispersing of SPORES
• How can you prevent the spread of 'Rose Black spot'?


  -fungicides

  -removal of infected leaves from soil & burning them

  -pruning shoots in spring & burning all cut stems, not composing infected leaves & stems

  -manure or mulch around plants
• Is 'Malaria' a fungal or protist disease?

  Protist
• What are the effects/symptoms of 'Malaria'?

  recurrent fever, chills, sweats, fatigue, nausea, headaches, diarrhoea, fatal if not treated.
• When can symptoms of 'Malaria' appear?

  7-18 days to OVER A YEAR.
• How is 'Malaria' spread?


  -female mosquitoes

  -dirty needles

  -pregnant woman to her baby
• How can we prevent the spread of 'Malaria'?


  -breaking life cycle of vector

  -avoiding contact with vectors

  -mosquito nets

  -drugs to kill protist in the blood

  -spraying pools of water with insecticide to kill mosquitoes

  -draining stagnant water pools