1
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What is a disease?
A
Anything that prevents the body from functioning properly
2
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Contagious disease
A
Disease that can be easily spread from one person
3
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Pathogens
A
organisms that causes diseases
4
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Antibiotics
A
Kill or inhibit growth of bacteria from cell walls
5
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Vaccines
A
dead pathogens that trigger the 3rd line of defence to build memory artificially
6
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Purpose of hygiene
A
To keep your body clean and to protect you form getting infections
7
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Purpose of quarantine
A
physical separation for individuals who have been exposed to a contagious disease
8
Q
Immunosuppressed
A
Having a weakened immune system
9
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Infections
A
Occurs when a pathogen enter the body and reaches its target cell
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