B1c Part 1 Staying Healthy

Question 1

Host

Answer 1

Harmed by the parasite

Question 2

Infectious

Answer 2

A spreadable disease

Question 3

Maliganant

Answer 3

A tumour that is spreading

Cancerous-cells can divide out of control and spread throughout body

Question 4

Parasite

Answer 4

Causes harm to the host

Lives on/in the body and causes disease (plasmodium- malaria)

Question 5

Pathogen

Answer 5

A harmful micro-organism

Question 6

Malaria

Answer 6

Caused by a protozoan called plasmodium

Carried by female mosquitos

Question 7

Vector

Answer 7

An animal that carried a pathogen without suffering from it

Mosquitos-malaria

Question 8

How is malaria spread

Answer 8

Mosquito sucks blood of infected person(malaria containing plasmodium )
Sucks blood of uninfected person
Transfers plasmodium into their blood

Question 9

Anti malaria tablets

Answer 9

Kills protozoan if it enters your body

Question 10

Prevent malaria

Answer 10

Anti malaria tablets
Mosquito nets
Mosquitos bread in stagnant water- remove water/spray with insecticides…. Mosquitos can’t breed

Question 11

Reduce risk of cancer

Answer 11

Not smoking
Healthy diet
Low alcohol intake
Regular health checks

Question 12

Benign

Answer 12

A tumour that isn’t spreading

E.g. Birth marks, warts