Disease And Immune System

Question 1

Factors affection transmission of disease

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Answer 1

Living conditions
Social factors ( income, area etc.)
Climate

Question 2

Animal defences

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Answer 2

Skin

Blood clotting / wound repair

Mucus membranes

Inflammation

Expulsive reflexes

Question 3

What is inflammatory response caused by

Answer 3

Damaged mast cells releasing histamines

Question 4

Agglutinating pathogens

Answer 4

Clumps pathogen together before engulfing

Question 5

Neutralising toxins

Answer 5

Anti toxins bind to pathogen

Question 6

Opsonisation

Answer 6

Opsonins bind to antigen to help identify it

Question 7

Active immunity features

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Answer 7

Requires exposure to antigen
Takes time for protection to develop
Long term protection
Memory cells produced

Question 8

Passive immunity

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Answer 8

No exposure to antigen
Immediate Protection
Short term protection
No memory cells produced