Chapter 6 Treating Diseases Flashcards
1
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What is a vaccine?
A
A vaccine is an injection that improves your immune system for untreated diseases.
2
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How do vaccines work
A
- They prepare the body to fight the disease
- They contain a dead strain of a microbe (part of the diseases)
- The white blood cells know how to fight of the disease when ever it is exposed to the body again
3
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Herd immunity
A
If a large proportion of a population is immune to a disease, the disease may slow down spreading or may even disapper
4
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Antibiotics
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A medicine (such as penicillin) that prevents or destroys the growth of a bacteria
5
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Steps for drug development
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- Animal Testing
- chemical testing : healthy individuals
- Chemical testing : Patient groups (people who smoke etc.)
- Double blind test (sugar drug (placebo) or actual drug)
- Approved by the government
6
Q
Placebo
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A fake medicine given to a group of people and saying it is the real drug during testing
7
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Double blind test
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The patient nor doctor knows what drug is a placebo or actual drug so that way the test is fair
