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Disease and Vaccine Flashcards

1
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Define Disease

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a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms

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Define infectious

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spreading or capable of spreading rapidly to others

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Define Non-Infectious

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not able to be passed from one person, animal, or plant to another

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Define Pathogen

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a microorganism that can cause disease.

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Define Vector

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an organism, typically a biting insect or tick, that transmits a pathogen, disease, or parasite from one animal or plant to another.

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Define Modes Of Transmission

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ways in which a disease is transmitted from one thing to another

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Define Phagocytes

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a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.

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Define Phagocytosis

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the ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and amoeboid protozoans.

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Define Pus

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a thick yellowish or greenish opaque liquid produced in infected tissue, consisting of dead white blood cells and bacteria with tissue debris and serum.

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Define Innate immunity

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existing immunity (immunity a person is born with during birth)

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Define Acquired Immunity

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immunity that a person gains over time through being exposed to pathogens

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Defene B Cells

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A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies

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Define T-Helper Cells

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A type of white blood cell

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Define Antigen

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Any substance that causes the body to make an immune response against that substance

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Define Antibody

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proteins that protect you when an unwanted substance enters your body.

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Define Vaccine/vaccination

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A preparation that is used to stimulate the body’s immune response against diseases.

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Define Herd Immunity

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resistance to the spread of an infectious disease within a population that is based on pre-existing immunity of a high proportion of individuals as a result of previous infection or vaccination.

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Define Antibiotic

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a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

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Define Antiviral

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a drug or treatment) effective against viruses.

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Define Antivenom

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purified antibodies against venoms or venom components

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21
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Pathogens include…

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Bacteria, viruses, protozoa, parasites and fungi

22
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Infectious disease are caused by…

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a pathogen

23
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Infectious deseases are…

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contagious and easily transmissible

24
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Give 3 examples of an infectious diesease

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Covid 19, chicken pox, smallpox, infuenza, measles, food poisoning, head lice, meningococcal, syphilis, chlamydia, malaria

25
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Non infectious diseases are caused by…

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genetics or lyfestyle factors

26
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Non-infectious diseases are…

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not contagious/ not transmissible

27
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vetors which spread disease are…

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not infected themselves

28
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what is an example of a vector

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mosquito - transmits malaria

29
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what are 3 modes of transmission

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direct contact, water, air borne

30
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what is the function of the immune system

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to protect the body from infection

31
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what is the first line of defense

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barries to provent infection

32
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what is the second line of defense?

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general responses to infection (response once infected)

33
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what is the third line of defense?

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specific/ targated responses

34
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what is the function of the first line of defense?

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to stop pathogens from entering the body

35
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what are the 3 categories of the first line of defense - give an example of each

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physical - physical barriers to stop pathogens
chemical - stops pathogens from entering the body through chemical changes/reactions

36
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what are the similarities between the first, second and third lines of defense?

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1 - keeps pathogens out of the body
2 and 3 - get rid of pathogens from the body

37
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Is the first line of defence a general or specific immune response?

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general

38
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what is the function of the second line of defense?

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destroys any pathogens that enter the body

39
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what are 3 examples of the second line of defense?

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fever, inflamation, phygosyte

40
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how does fever work in regards to the second line of defense?

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it increases boy temperature making it too hot for the pathogen to survive

41
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how does inflammation work in regards to the second line of defense?

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the blood supply increases, helping carry immune cells to the affected area

42
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what is the function of the third line of defense?

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target specific antigens.

43
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what are 2 examples of specific responses to infection - describe how they work

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B cells - identify the pathogen
T cells - help your immune system fight germs and protect you from disease

44
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what is the lock and key mechanism?

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antibodies and antigens
- theory of enzyme action that explains how enzymes fit their substrate.

45
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how is memory created through acquired immunity?

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memory is sustained by long-lived antigen-specific lymphocytes that were induced by the original exposure and that persist until a second encounter with the pathogen

46
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is the third line of defense a general or specific immune response? why?

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specific - because it is targeted at specific pathogens

47
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what are the basic steps in vaccination?

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  • a small amount of dead or weakend pathogen is injected into the body
  • the pathogen has an antigen attacted on its surface
  • White blood cells detect the antigen as a foreign body
  • White blood cells produce antibodies which lock onto the antigens destroying the pathogen.
  • Memory white blood cells are produced.
  • If the pathogen re-enters the body, the antibodies are mass produced very quickly,
    preventing re-infection
48
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how does vaccination create herd immunity?

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if enough people have been vaccinated against a disease and have developed protective antibodies against future infection.

49
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explain how herd immunity protects vunerable people in the population?

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when a large portion of a community (the herd) becomes immune to a disease

50
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describe herd immunity

A

resistance to the spread of an infectious disease within a population that is based on pre-existing immunity of a high proportion of individuals as a result of previous infection or vaccination.

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