Infection Flashcards

1
Q

What are communicable diseases?

A

Can spread person to person

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2
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What can affect your health?

A

Balance diet, stress, life situation

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3
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What are the factors that can increase of you getting a disease?

A

Exercise, air pollution , smoking , obesity , alcohol

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4
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What are pathogens?

A

Pathogens are small microorganisms the enter your body and cause disease

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5
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How do Bactria make you feel ill?

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They produce toxins that damage cells and tissues

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6
Q

What is a measles virus fungal Bactria disease or protist

A

Disease

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7
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What is HIV

A

Virus

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8
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What is a black spot?

A

Fungus

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9
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How is Malaria caused?

A

Protist

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10
Q

What is salmonella?

A

Bactria

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11
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What is gonorrhoea?

A

Disease

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12
Q

How does our body protect us from disease?

A

Skin, hairs muscle, stomach

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13
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What is a vaccination and how does it work?

A

Contains dead or inactive pathogens. These carry antigens which cause your body to produce antibodies to attack them.

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14
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What are the pros of vaccination?

A

Vaccinations have helped control lots of communicable diseases that were common one of them being small pox

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15
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What are the cons of using vaccination?

A

Don’t Always work also sometimes can have bad reaction.

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16
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What do antibiotics do?

A

They prevent the growth of Bactria. Some kill differ t types of Bactria

17
Q

Why don’t antibiotics work on viruses.

A

Viruses reproduce using your body cells which make it very difficult to develop drugs that destroy just virus without killing the bodies cell

18
Q

How do plant protect themselves?

A

Waxy cuticle which provides a barrier. Thorns and hairs