Biology1 fighting diseases

Question 1

What causes disease?

How many type of pathogens are there?

Answer 1

Diseases are formed from microorganism that enters the body and causes diseases are called pathogens. Pathogens causes infections and can be spread easily.

Question 2

What are the 4 type of pathogens.

Answer 2

The 4 types of pathogens are : 
. Bacteria
. Viruse
. Fungi
.protists

Question 3

Can you give example of each type of pathogens?

Answer 3

Bacteria: salmonella
Virus: HIV
Fungi: athletes foot
Protist: Maleria

Question 4

What is vaccination?

Answer 4

Vaccination is dead or inactive pathogens

That we get Mostly when we’re a baby. In order to fight diseases such as malaria.

Question 5

Explain how vaccination prevents us from getting ill?

Answer 5

.It helps because the antigens causes the white blood cells to produce antibodies in order to attack the pathogens.
For example MMR is used to protect children against the viruses such as, measles, mumps and rubella.

Question 6

Why don’t they always give all people a vaccination.

Answer 6

They don’t give all people a vaccination because it doesn’t always work on people.

Sometimes you can have bad reaction from it such as swelling or a fever.