Causes and Effects of Disease in Agriculture (HSC SSCE Biology): Flashcards
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Australia's geographic isolation benefit
Australia's geographic isolation benefit
Disease-free status; commands premium prices in export markets
Endemic diseases
Endemic diseases
Diseases consistently present within Australia's borders
Exotic diseases
Exotic diseases
Foreign pathogens not currently established in Australia
Three factors for infectious disease outbreak
Three factors for infectious disease outbreak
Host, pathogen, and environmental factors must all align
Causative agent of footrot in sheep
Causative agent of footrot in sheep
Dichelobacter nodosus (bacterium)
Main cause of plant diseases
Main cause of plant diseases
Fungi (causing rust, smut, blight, mildew)
Causative agent of Panama disease in bananas
Causative agent of Panama disease in bananas
Fusarium oxysporum (fungus)
Unique characteristic of phytoplasmas
Unique characteristic of phytoplasmas
Lack cell walls (related to bacteria)
Zoonoses
Zoonoses
Diseases transmissible from animals to humans
Epizootic
Epizootic
Animal equivalent of epidemic; disease outbreak in animals