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Disease Flashcards

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Syndrome

A

Group of symptoms that produce a disorder

Don’t always have the same or a definite cause

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Congenital Disease

Classification

A

People are born with it

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Degenerative

Classification

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Will get worse no matter what

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Direct

Transmission

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Contact with infected skin

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Indirect

Transmission

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Via a non-living object

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Vector

Transmission

A

Via living organsim

Other animals

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White Muscle

A

Reacts quickly

Rapid chemical reaction

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Platelets

Function

A

Stop bleeding

Cell fragments

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Macrophages

Function

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Eat dying cells

Second line of defence

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Seabum

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Makes skin water-proof

Oil from hair

First line of defence

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Fever

Function

A

Slow viruses

Raise body temperature

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Phagocytes

Function

A

Surround and ingest viruses

White blood cells

Second line of defence

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Antibodies

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Cause virus to stick to itself so it can be swept away

Targets virus

Third line of defence

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First line of defence

A

Physical and chemical barriers

Blocks pathogens from entering the body

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Second line of defence

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Non specific defences

Protects inside body from any attack

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Neutrophils

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Seek foreign materials

Second line of defence

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Third line of defence

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Specific defence

Targets particular viruses

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Lymphocyte B

A

Produce antibodies

White blood cells

Third line of defence

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Lymphocite T

A

Attack virus

White blood cells

Third line of defence

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Antigen

A

Indevidual identifying marker on a pathogen

20
Q

Memory cells

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Dead B & T cells are stored to be used if the body encounters the same virus again

21
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Lymphatic System

A

Network of lymphatic vessels

Carry lymph through body

22
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Lymph

A

Clear fluid containing immune cells

23
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Herd immunity

A

having a large number of people vaccunated prtects small number who aren’t

24
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Vaccines

A

Create memory cells without the risks of infection

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