revision 4th Flashcards
penicillin
An antibiotic discovered by Alexander Fleming that is made from Penicillium mould
digitalis
comes frok the foxglove plant
Efficacy
The effectiveness of a drug
Side effect
a secondary effect that is undesrieable
blind trial
a trial where the pacient is unaware that they have taken the drig preventing the placebo affect
placebo affect
where someone feels better just because they thing the drug they have taken will make them feel better
Virus
a non-living infectious agent that invades then replicates inside of living cells
Bacteria
A single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and is capable of causing disease
Protist
A eukaryotic organism that cannot be classified as an animal, plant or fungus
Fungi
An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment
Pathogen
A microscopic organism or virus that causes a disease
