communicable diseases

Question 1

what causes a communicable disease

Answer 1

pathogens which are micro-organisums

Question 2

how does the body defend against communicable diseases in water

Answer 2

hydrochloric acid in stomach

Question 3

how does the body defend against communicable diseases through direct contact?

Answer 3

skin which is a waterproof barrier

Question 4

how does the body defend against communicable diseases in the air

Answer 4

hair and mucus in the nose trap particles that could contain a pathogen

Question 5

if a pathogen gets past your defence system, what protects you next

Answer 5

white blood cells

Question 6

what do white blood cells do to get rid of pathogens

Answer 6

engulf pathogens, produce antitoxins and antibodies

Question 7

what is a bacteria

Answer 7

release toxins into the body

Question 8

what is a virus

Answer 8

enter the cells and reproduce inside cells until the cell bursts and are very small

Question 9

what is a fungi

Answer 9

passed through skin to skin contact or shared surfaces, they produce spores