Protection From Viral Disease Flashcards

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Preparation

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Prepare your immune system
Have a healthy diet gives immune system vitimins and minerals required to make tcells and white blood sells
Get immunized

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Prevention

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Wash hand s with soap often
Use barrier protection with people who may be infected and cover up cuts
Practice good hygiene dont share living space with rodents or live stock

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Describe a tcell

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also called b cells make specific antibodies to immoblize the viral particles

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Phagocytes

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Also white blood cells (cells that eat) once the viral particles are immobilized by the antibodies the white blood cells consume and digest them. Need to make enough white cells to wipe out virus

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Immunization

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Starts with vaccination an the point of immunization is to trigger your body into producing antibodies before you are infected woth the real virus skip recognition stage proceed makin antibodies saving time

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Vaccination process

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1 injected with material contains antigen from viroid
2 immune system will recognize the antigen as begin making antibodies
3 sense you were prepared immune system can kill the virus when you actually get jt

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Taking antiserum

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A temporary solution to the virus

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Antisurem is what

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A injection containing antibodies

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How is a antiserium made

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By injecting a large mammal with antigen mammal isnt harmed as virus isnt human specific mammal will make antibodies which can be harvested and made into antiseriums

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Babys get antiserium

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From their mothers in breast milk colostrum (protien rich yellow substance found in first breast milk) gives the early protection while their immune system gets up and runing

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