B5-Communicable Diseases Flashcards
What is a pathogen
Y
What is a communicable diseases
T
What is a non-communicable disease
T
What are the key methods for preventing infection
T
Who are the key individuals that contributed to our understanding of infections
T
What are the symptoms of measles and how does it spread?
T
What are the symptoms of HIV and how does it spread?
T
What are the symptoms of TMV and how does it spread?
T
What are the symptoms of salmonella and how is it controlled?
T
What are the symptoms of gonorrhoea and how is it controlled?
T
What are the symptoms of rose black spot and how does it spread?
T
What are the symptoms of malaria and how is it controlled?
T
What are the three ways white blood cells defend the body against pathogens
Engulfing, releasing antibodies and releasing antitoxins
How does engulfing defend the body against pathogens?
Large white blood cells can completely engulf pathogens and digest them into harmless molecules
How does releasing antibodies defend the body against pathogens?
The antibodies connect all the pathogens together in a big clump so that another white blood cell can engulf them