communicabel diseases (infection and response) Flashcards

(37 cards)

1
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what are the two examples of viral diseases

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measles

HIV

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2
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what are the two examples of bacterial diseases

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salmonella

gonorrhoea

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3
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what is an example of a protist disease

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malaria

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4
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what are the symptoms of measles

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fever and red skin

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5
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how is measles spread

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inhalation of droplets via coughing and sneezing

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6
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how is measles prevented

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vaccination

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7
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symptoms of HIV

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flu like illness

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8
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how does HIV work

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virus attacks body’s immune cells

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9
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how is HIV spread

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sexual contact or other exchange of bodily fluids

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10
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how is HIV treated

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antiretroviral drugs

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11
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how is salmonella spread

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via bacteria ingested in food

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12
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how does salmonella work

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bacteria secrete toxins

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13
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symptoms of salmonella

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vomiting
diarrhoea
fever
cramps

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14
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how is salmonella prevented

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poultry vaccination

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15
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how is gonorrhoea spread

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via sexual contact

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16
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symptoms of gonorrhoea

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thick yellow or green discharge from penis/vagina
pain when urinating

17
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how is gonorrhoea prevented

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condom use
antibiotics

18
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symptoms of malaria

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recurrent fever

19
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how to prevent malaria

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preventing mosquito breeding
mosquito nets

20
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how does malaria work

A

mosquito bites human
malaria cells injected
migrate to human liver
cells replicate (mitosis)
burst out of liver into blood
enter red blood cells
make millions of sex cells and burst out of red blood cells
causes fever

21
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how is skin a human defence system

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continually shedding layer
produces secretions to destroy pathogens

22
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how are the lungs a human defence system

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trachea secretes mucus which traps pathogens

23
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how is the stomach a human defence system

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hydrochloric acid destroys microorganisms in mucus and food/drink

24
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how does phagocytosis work

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phagocytes engulf the microbes
break them down once they are inside the cell

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how does antibody production work
lymphocyte releases an antibody attaches to the site of the microbe destroys it
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how does antitoxin production work
release antitoxins neutralises toxins and renders them harmless
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how do vaccinations work
small amounts of dead or weakened/inactive pathogens are put into body stimulates production of antibodies and memory cells stored and can be mass produced of actual pathogen enters
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what do painkillers do
relieve symptoms
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limitations of painkillers
don’t cure still have to wait for immune system to kill pathogens
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what do antibiotics do
cure bacterial diseases (kill infective bacteria)
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how do antibiotics work
interact with cell wall of bacteria bacteria burst + is destroyed
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limitations of antibiotics
can’t kill viral pathogens bacteria are becoming resistant
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what is digitalis formed from
foxgloves
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what is aspirin formed from
willow
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what is penicillin formed from
penicillium mould
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what are the three stages of pre clinical drug testing
computer modelling testing on cells/tissues testing on animals
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what are the three stages of clinical drug testing
small number of healthy patients small number of sick patients large number of sick patients