Fighting Disease Flashcards

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Which ones smaller:bacteria or viruses

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Viruses

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What are pathogens

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Microorganisms that enter the body and cause disease

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What do bacteria do that make us feel ill

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They damage cells and release toxins

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How do viruses multiply

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They invade a cell, use it’s features to replicate itself until the cell bursts and releases all the viruses

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Are viruses cells

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No

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What do viruses do that make you feel ill

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They damage cells

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