Infectious Disease Overview

Infectious diseases are like skibidi toilet chaos caused by various pathogens — the goons of the biological world. You got prions, which are like misfit proteins messing with normal ones, causing wild diseases like Creutzfeldt–Jakob. Viruses, those sneaky acellular units, inject their DNA into host cells, lowkey turning them into factories for diseases like HIV and influenza. Bacteria reproduce at warp speed, releasing dank toxins that can wreck your health. Protozoa like Plasmodium bring the malaria vibe, while fungi and macroparasites bring their own edge of infection. Adaptations? They have protective coatings and tricks to dodge the immune system, making them sigma in survival.