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What are pathogens

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disease cuasing agents like bacteria and viruses

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when were pathogens discovered

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in the last few hundred years

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Who made the first vaccination and what did he made a vaccine for

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An english doctor, Edward Jenner, devoloped a vaccine for smallpox

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what was Edward Jenner’s first vaccine

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he injected a boy with pus from cowpox, which made him resistant to the smallpox virus.

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when did people start to make the connection between Pathogens and disease

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in the mid 1800’s

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what did microscopes permit people to do

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to observe pathogens

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who developed a microscope that premited humans to see bacteria in pond water

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Anton Van Leeuwnhoek

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who discovered that bacteria outside the body causes wounds to decay

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Louis Pasteur

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how did louis pasteur discover he could kill bacteria

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discovered he could kill bacteria in boiling liquids

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what is pasteurization

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process where a food is heated to a tempature that kills harmful bacteria without altering the food

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what did Robert Koch prove

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that each infectious disease was caused by a specific pathogen

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what did the percentege of deaths after surgery drop to after Joeseph Lister made surgery safer by devolping a mising system to use in the operating room

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dropped from 45% to 15%

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differnt diseases are caused by different kinds of ______

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Pathogens

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Bacteria is a pathogen, what disease can bacteria cause

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ear infections, strep, pneumonia….

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in what year was the connection between pathogens and disease first made

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mid 1800’s

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how was the connection between pathogens and disease first made

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John snow mapped out breaks of cholera and realized the origin was just from one water supply

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how does bacteria damage cells

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damages cells directly or produces toxins

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what can viruses cause

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cause, flu, colds chicken pox, aids

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what are viruses

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non-living particals that invade cells, reporduce and destroy their host

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what can fungi cause

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cuases athletes foot, yeast infections…

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what is fungi

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molds and yeasts that grow in warm, moist places

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what can pathogens be transmitted through?

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food, water, insects, and infected individuals

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what are infectious diseases

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diseases caused by pathogens that can be passes from one person to another

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what are the different ways infections diseases can be transmitted

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infected people, soil, water, food and infected animals

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how can infectious diseases be passed through people directly
can be passed through direct contact, such as touching or kissing
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what is one way that colds and flu can be passed
b direct contact, shaking hands or sharing drinks
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what do HIV viruses cause
AIDS
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what are AIDS
a disease that attacks the immune system
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how can infectious diseases be passes through people indirectly
such as breathing in germs from someone who has coughed or sneezed.
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how can infecious diseases be passed through soil, water, or food
occurs natrually in the envirment, and can pass to humans through eating/drinking
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what is botulism
bacteria in soil that causes food posioning in improperly canned food
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how can infecious viruses be pases through contaminated objects
touching items that contain an infectious pathogen
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what are rabies
disease of the nervous system
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what type of bite can pass on lymph disease
tick bites
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what do mosquitos transport malaria through
a vector
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what is a vector
a disease carrying organism that dosent develope the disease
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what are noninfecious diease
a disease that cannot pass from person to person (it is not due to a pathogen)
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what are noninfecious disease normally causes by
genetics, enviorment or both
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what is childhood disease primarily due to
parents
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childhood diseases are usually inherited by what?
from one or both parents (enviormental factors can make it worse)
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what is an example of childhood disease becoming worse becuase of envirmental factors
cystic fibers is genetic but can become worse becuase of enviormental conditions
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what is cancer
a disease where cells reproduce uncontrollaby without signal or stop
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what does cancer form
a tumor
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what are the functions of the Immune system
to prevent pathogens from entering the body and interacts with other body systems to keep you healthy
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what are some of the systems that the immune system works with
the integumentary system, respiratory system, circulatory system, digestive system, and the nervous system
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what is the "first line of defense against disease"
the skin, respiratory system, digestive system, and circulatory system
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how does the skin prevent many pathogens from entering the body
cells are tightly packed which prvents many pathogens from entering the body
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what forms over cuts to prevent infection
scabs
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what does melanin prevent your skin from
UV rays
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what can prevent pathogens from entering your body
regularly washing your hands
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what do the breathing passages contain to trap and remove pathogens
contain mucus and cilia to trap and remove pathogens
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what causes the body to cough or sneeze, which espels the pathogens
irritants of the airways
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saliva in the mouth and stomach can destroy what?
pathogens
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what can mucus trap
pathogens
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what is it called when muscle contacts reverse to remove pathogens that cannot be killed
vomited
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what is it called when muscle contractions speed up to travel quickly through the digestive system
diarrhea
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the circulatory system can move pathogens to areas that do what
fight infection
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what are some things in the second line of defense
white blood cells, inflammation, and fever
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what do white blood cells do in the second line of defesne
fight pathogens
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fluid and white blood cells are leaked from blood vessels to areas near where?
areas near damaged cells
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how do WBC attack pathogens
different types of WBC attack pathogens in different ways
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what are phagocytes
WBC that engulfs and destroys pathogens
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what is one way WBC fight pathogens
they release chemicals making it easier to destroy pathogens
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what is inflamation
when blood vessels widen in the affected area, which increases blood flow and the number of WBC delivered to an area
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what does inflammation cause
causes swelling and warmer tempatures in the area
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what does inflamation do
cleans the area, keeps the infection from spreading, and lets damages tissue heal
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what does a fever do
help the body fight infection -- many pathogens dont reproduce well in warmer tempatures
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what is another word for the third line of defense
immune system
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how do cells of the immune system only target specific pathogens
cells of the immune system can distinguish and target specific pathogens
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what is an antigen
a substance that cause an immune response
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where are antigens usually found
can be found on the surface of a pathogen
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what is an antibody
proteins made by the body that attach to the antigen to make it useless
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what are lymphocytes
WBC that target specific pathogens
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what are the two main types of lympocytes
T cells and B cells
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what do T cells do
indentify pathogens from one another by using marker molecules on the pathogen
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how do T cells help your immune system
help the immune system recognize somthing as part of your body or not
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what is the chemical structure of a T cell like
each have a different chemical structure
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what do B cells do
secrete antibodies into the blood
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how many types of anitbodies do each type of B cells make
only one type
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how do antibodies and antigens fit together
like puzzel pieces
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where is information stores
in WBC called memory B cells
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what is an allergy
overly sensitive response to common antigen
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what does an allergy trigger
the immune response
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what is immunity
the body's ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease
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what is active imunity
aquires active imunity when the immune system produces sntibodies in the presense of a pathogen.
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how can active immunity (t can only be aqured 1 of 2 ways)
contraction the disease or vaccination
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when does the body's immune response begin
begins where T and B cells produce antibodies to fight disease
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how long do antibodies remain in the body
for many a years-sometimes a lifetimes
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whats another word for vactination
immunization
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what is vaccination (immunization)
process where weakened or dead antigens are intoduced into a persons body to stimulate the imune response
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can cells of the immune system distingush between differnt pathogens
yes, and only eliminate the specific pathogens
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what is an antigen
a substance that cause an immune response
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where are antigens found
on the surface of a pathogen
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what are antibodies
proteins that attach to the antigen to make it useless
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where are antibodies made
made by the body
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what are the two main types of WBC (lympocytes)
T cells and B cells
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what are WBC that target specific pathogens
lymphocytes
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what do T cells do
identify pathogens from one another by using marker molecules on the pathogens
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how do T cells help your immune system
help the immune system recognize something as part of your body or not
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what is passive immunity
antibodies being given to the person, rather than their immune sytem making them
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how long does passive immunity last and why
only a few months becuase the body does not continue to make them
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how do some babies acqure passive immunity to some diseases before birth
by sharing antibodies from the mothers blood
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what are some things in the 3 lines of defense
skin, mucus, cilia, stomach acid, ect
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what does the 3 lines of defense mean
ways your body has to stop pathogens from entering the body in the first place
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what is the general response
Inflammatory response
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what is the inflamitory response
response to every pathogen that does enter the body with the same response
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chemicals can be
helpful or harmful

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