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B4 Biology Flashcards

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Health

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A state of physical and mental well-being

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communicable disease

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a disease which can be transferred

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non-communicable disease

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a disease which can not be transferred

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Risk factors

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Choices that can increase chances of getting a specific disease

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casual mechanism is

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a hypothesis that has a direct link to causing a specific disease

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defects in immune system can

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increase the risk of getting communicable diseases

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viruses living in cells can

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trigger cancers

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pathogens causing immune reactions

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trigger allergies

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severe physical ill health can

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lead to depression and other mental illness

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poor diet, lack of exercise, smoking can cause

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cardiovascular disease

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obesity

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Type 2 diabetes

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alcohol

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liver disease

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smoking

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lung disease

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smoking and alcohol

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damage to unborn babies

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carcinogens can cause

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cancer

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skin has a body defence of

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barrier defence

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nose has a body defence of

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hairs trapping pathageons

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trachea has a body defence of

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mucus which traps pathogens, cilia sweep it back up to be swallowed

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stomach has a body defence of

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acid destroying pathogens

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A pathogen is a

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disease causing microbe

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bacteria is a

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prokaryotic cell, they produce toxins that damage tissue and make the patient feel ill
SIMPLE SINGLE CELLED ORGANISM THAT HAS NO NUCLEUS OR MEMBRANE

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A virus is

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A virus is a small cell of simple composition that can multiply only in living cells of animals, plants, or bacteria.

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Fungi are

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one of the 5 kingdoms of life, some cause disease

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protists are

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Eukaryotic cells , some cause disease

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vectors are

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an animal that spreads disease, but does not cause it

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phagocyte is a white blood cell defence that

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destroys and engulfs pathageons

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antibodies are

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produced by white blood cells
SPECIFIC TO ONE PATHOGEN
‘MEmory Cells produced to respond quickly to future infections

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antitoxins are

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produced by white blood cells

CHEMICAL THAT NEUTRALISES TOXINS PRODUCED BY PATHOGENS

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