Health and Disease

Question 1

What are pathogens

Answer 1

Microorganisms that cause disease.

Question 2

What are phagocytes

Answer 2

a type of cell capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.

Question 3

What are lymphocytes

Answer 3

a type of white blood cell that plays a crucial role in the immune system by fighting infections and diseases.The B cells produce antibodies . The T cells destroy the body’s own cells that have been taken over by viruses or become cancerous.

Question 4

What are the types of immunity

Answer 4

Natural
Artificial
Passive

Question 5

what is natural immunity

Answer 5

protection you develop when your body fights off an infection

Question 6

What is artificial immunity

Answer 6

Protection against a pathogen that is achieved through human intervention

Question 7

what is passive immunity

Answer 7

Receiving antibodies from an outside source, rather than the body producing them

Question 8

What are vaccines

Answer 8

Vaccines contain weakened or inactive parts of a particular organism that triggers an immune response and causes it to make antibodies.

Question 9

What is malaria caused by and spread by

Answer 9

Caused by Plasmodium (protozoa)

Spread by female Anopheles mosquito