B3-Infection and Response Flashcards
(25 cards)
What is a communicable disease?
A diseases that can be passed from
person to person
What is a non-communicable
disease?
A diseases that cannot be passed
from person to person
What is a pathogen?
A disease causing organism
State the four types of pathogen
Bacteria, virus, fungus and protists
How can pathogens spread?
Direct contact, water, air, unhygienic
food preparation and vectors
Name a viral disease
Tobacco mosaic virus, HIV and
measles
Name a bacterial disease
Gonorrhoea and salmonella
Name a fungal disease
Rose black spot
Name a protist disease
Malaria
How do bacteria make you ill?
Produce toxins that make you ill
How do viruses make you ill?
Rapidly reproduce inside cells
damaging and destroying them
What is the term for an organism
that spread disease by carrying
pathogens between people?
Vector
State the physical barrier to
infection in your body
Skin
State the part of the body
containing strong acid to kill
pathogens
Stomach
State the part of the body that
secretes mucus to trap pathogens
stopping them from entering the lungs
Nose, trachea and bronchus
What three things can white blood
cells do to kill pathogens?
Produce antitoxins, antibodies and
phagocytosis
What type of drug is used to treat
bacterial disease?
Antibiotics
What disease is where layers of fatty
material build up in the arteries,
narrowing them and reducing oxygen
flow?
CHD
Which treatment consists of a device
inserted into a blocked artery to keep
it open and allow blood and oxygen to
the heart?
Stent
Which treatment consists of a device
inserted into a blocked artery to keep
it open and allow blood and oxygen to
the heart?
Statins
How can faulty heart valves be
treated?
Replace faulty valves with mechanical valves
Give two risk factors that can affect
health
Diet, alcohol, smoking and carcinogens
What is cancer?
Uncontrolled growth of cells
What are the two types of tumor?
Benign and malignant
