FD Flashcards

1
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What cells fight disease?

A

White Blood Cells (WBC).

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2
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What is a vaccination?

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You are injected with a weak, dead or in active form if a pathogen.

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3
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Antibiotic

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A medicine that destroys micro-organisms .

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4
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Antigen

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Something that works with the antibody to get rid of the pathogen and trap them.

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5
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Hair on a cell which traps bacteria

A

Cilia

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6
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Antibody

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Something that fights away the pathogen.

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7
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Produces antibodies, which are a type of WBC

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Lmphocyte

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8
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Mucus

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Traps micro-organisms

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9
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Mutation

A

The changing of a gene

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10
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Pademic

A

A worldwide spread

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11
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Pathogen

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Is a micro-organisms that causes disease

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12
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Phagocyte

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Engulfs the pathogen

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13
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Semmelweiss

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Told doctors to wash their hands in antiseptics before moving onto other pathogens

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14
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Epidemics

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Local spread in one country

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15
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Antiviral

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Effective against viruses

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16
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Inhibition Zone

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The clear area that is person

17
Q

Communicable disease

A

Can be spread from person to person

18
Q

Bacteria

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Produce toxins or poison, that makes us ill

19
Q

Viruses

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Enter the body through an opening injects DNA into the cells and start to replicate

20
Q

What does antibiotics contain to kill bacteria?

A

Anti-toxins

21
Q

Painkillers

A

They relieve symptoms

22
Q

What are the symptoms of Salmonella?

A

Nausea, Diarrhea and stomach cramping

23
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How can Salmonella be spread?

A

Eating contaminated food such as beef, poultry, milk and eggs