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1
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what are the two main types of pathogen

A

bacteria and viruses

2
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what is bacteria

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small cells that reproduce and make you feel ill

3
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how does bacteria make you ill?

A

by damaging your cells and producing toxins

4
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what is a virus

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it’s not a cell but they replicate themselves in cells to reproduce but bursting cells

5
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what’s the defence system?

A

skin, mucus and hair prevent bugs getting in your body

6
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3 ways a wbc works?

A

Ingest pathogens

produce antibodies that bind the pathogens

produce anititoxins that bind toxins that are produced by the microbe

7
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what ate microorganisms?

A

infectious diseases that get into your body , also called pathogens