Defense Against Disease Flashcards
Disease-causing microbes that can be found on almost any surface we touch
Pathogens
Organism that becomes infected with a pathogen
Host
Virus responsible for about half of all cases of the common cold:
Rhinovirus
Bacteria responsible for large outbreaks of food poisoning:
Salmonella
Flagellated protist that causes diarrhea and fatigue as a result of drinking contaminated water:
Giardia
Fungus that causes athletes foot and scalp ringworm:
Trichophyton
Human pinworm
Enterobius
The system that protects us against most infectious agents:
Immune system
What is the first line of defense?
External barriers
What is the second line of defense?
Innate immune system
What is the 3rd line of defense?
Adaptive immune system
Which defense is physical, chemical and non-specific?
First - external barriers
Which defense is internal, rapid response and non-specific?
Second - inmate immune system
Which defense is internal, slow response, pathogen-specific, and has memory?
Third - adaptive immune system
Physical and chemical barriers of the first line of defense include:
Skin
Sweat
Mucus
Acid pH of skin
Cells from this line of defense can tell self from non-self:
Second - innate immune system
White blood cells are called:
Phagocytes
Two types of phagocytes:
Macrophage
Neutrophil
The most abundant type of white blood cell:
Neutrophil
The innate immune system responds by:
Inflammation
Clotting
Fever
The response to tissue damage and prevention of entry or spread of a pathogen is called:
Inflammation
Reduces blood loss and restores physical barrier, uses platelets:
Clotting
Inhibits growth of many pathogens and speeds up tissue repair:
Fever
This line of defense resists specific pathogens on a long-term basis:
Third - adaptive immune system