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Infection And Response Flashcards

1
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Whats a pathogen ?

A

Microorganism that causes disease

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2
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Whats an example of a virus, bacteria,fungi a and protist ?

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Virus - HIV

Bacteria - salmonella

Fungi - rose black spot

Protists - malaria

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3
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What are communicable diseases ?

A

They are passed through touch

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4
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What are some diseases that cannot be caught ?

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Genetic disorders

Deficiency diseases

Cancer

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5
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What a r some ways of transmission ?

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Water

Touch

Air

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6
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How do pathogens host and destroy other cells ?

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They take control of the cell and replicate and burst the cell

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7
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So can viral infections be treated ?

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No but vaccines can be used to prevent a viral infection

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8
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Whats does the tobacco mosaic virus do to plants ?

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It infects its chloroplasts and change the plants colour with mosaic like patters

This means the plant cannot photosynthesis as well and its decrease the yield for farmers

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9
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what can HIV cause ?

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AIDS as its very hard to know if your have HIV as its flu like symptoms that pass

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10
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Wat can be done about AIDS and HIV ?

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Nothing they shut down the immune system and there is no current cure

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11
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What can measles cause ?

A

Skin irritation and rash

Fever

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12
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What can be done to prevent measles ?

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Vaccines

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13
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how is measles transmitted ?

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Droplets in the air as its a viral disease

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14
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What’s gonorrhoea and what’s its defined as ?

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It’s a sexually transmitted disease caused by bacterium

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15
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How can your prevent gonorrhoea ?

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Use contraceptives

Not have sex

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16
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What are the symtoms of gonorrhoea ?

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Discharge

Burning sensation when urinating

17
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how can gonorrhoea be treated and if not treated what can happen ?

A

Treated by antibiotics

If not treated can cause infertility

18
Q

what does salmonella cause ?

A

Food poisoning

Vomiting

Diarrhoea

19
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how is salmonella prevented ?

A

All chickens are vaccinated

20
Q

Whats is malaria spread by ?

A

A protists

21
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How do mosquitoes pass malaria ?

A

By sucking blood

22
Q

what are the symptoms of malaria ?

A

Fever

Sweats

Headaches

23
Q

How can you prevent malaria ?

A

Nets and long clothing

24
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How is athletes foot transferred ?

A

Fungal

25
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How can athletes foot be treated ?

A

Anti fungal medication

26
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What type is a rose black spot ?

A

Fungal

27
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What does rose black spot do ?

A

It makes pink spots on plants that reduce growth an ability to photosynthesise

28
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how can rose black spot be transmitted ?

A

Touch

Air

Water

29
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Ho are vaccinations used ?

A

Dead or damaged pathogens are injected into the body, this makes the body produce antibodies so when the patient actually get infected by the ideas they are able to fight it off as they already have antibodies

30
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What are some external ways the body protects from disease ?

A

Skin - physical barrier

Nose/mucus - traps dust and disease

Stomach acid - kills pathogens

31
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What do painkillers do and not do ?

A

They reduce symptoms but they do not kill pathogens

32
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What was the first antibiotic created ?

A

Penecillin

33
Q

What is aspirin made from ?

A

Willow bark

34
Q

Whats digitalis made from ?

A

Fox gloves

35
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What’s penicillin made from ?

A

Mould

36
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what are monoclonal antibodies ?

A

Identical copies of one type antibodies

37
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What are antibodies produced from ?

A

White blood cells called lymphocytes

38
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What are lymphocytes ?

A

From of white blood cells that destroy pathogens that procure antibodies

39
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what are the 4 types of pathogen ?

A

Virus

Bacteria

Fungi

Protist

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