communicable diseases Flashcards
what is a disease
communicable diseases
bacteria
viruses
protista/protoctista
fungi
pathogens damaging tissues
pathogens producing toxins
animal pathogens/diseases
tuberculosis (TB)
HIV/AIDS
malaria
athletes foot
what are the two ways pathogens can cause disease
how can diseases be transmitted
factors affecting the spread of disease
methods of spreading disease in animals
factors affecting transmission of disease in animals
preventing spread of disease in animals
methods of spreading diseases in plants
factors affecting transmission of disease in plants
preventing spread of disease in plants
plant pathogens/diseases
ring rot (potatoes)
tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)
potato/tomato blight
black sigatoka (bananas)
primary defences in plants
recognising an attack (plants)
production of callose
physical defence - callose (plants)
preventing insects (chemical defence) (plants)
dealing with pathogens (plant chemical defences)
dealing with fungi (plant chemical defences)
enzymes + toxins (plant chemical defences)
immune system
immune response
non-specific immune response (or innate immune response)
inflammatory response
physical barriers (animal disease)
fevers
blood clotting
lysosomes (non-specific immune response)
interferons (non-specific immune response)
phagocytosis
phagocytosis in macrophages
opsonins
specific immune response
types of phagocytes
antigen presenting cells (APC)
cell mediated response + why is it called cell mediated response
lymphocytes
cytotoxic T cells
humoral response
B lymphocytes (B cells)
Identifying self and non-self cells
how lymphocytes recognise cells
antigens
antigen variability
B-cell activation
B-cell activation (in other words)
memory B cells
primary and secondary response (graph)
antibodies - antibody structure
antibodies
how do antibodies work
neutralisation and agglutination
types of immunity
natural active immunity
natural passive immunity
artificial passive immunity
artificial active immunity
vaccines
types of antigens
immunity from vaccination
influenza vaccine
epidemics and pandemics