Fighting disease Flashcards
What cells fight disease?
White blood cells
What is an antibiotic?
A medicine that destroys microorganisms.
What is an antibody?
Something that fights away the pathogens
What is an antigen?
Something that works with the antibody to get rid of the pathogen and trap them.
What is cilia?
Hair on a cell which traps bacteria
What is a lymphocyte?
Something that produces antibodies which is a type pf white blood cell.
What is mucus?
Something that traps microorganisms.
What is a mutation?
A mutation is the changing of a gene.
What is pandemic?
A pathogen that is worldwide spread.
What is a pathogen?
Something that produces bad bacteria into the body making us ill.
What is a phagocyte?
Something that engulfs the pathogen
Who is Semmelweiss?
He told other doctors to wash their hands in antiseptic before moving onto other patients.
What is a vaccine?
Something that contains a small amount of the pathogen it needs to fight with a dead or weak one.
What is epidemic?
A pathogen that is locally spread in one country.
What is antiviral?
Something that is effective against viruses.
What is the inhibition zone?
Is a clear area that is present.
What is a communicable disease?
This can be spread from person to person.
What is bacteria?
Something that can make us ill.
What is a virus?
Something that enters the body through an opening that injects DNA into the cells and starts to replicate.
What do painkillers do?
They relieve symptoms for a period of time.
What do antibiotics contain to kill bacteria?
Anti-toxins
What is aseptic technique?
Heat inoculating loop to destroy any microorganisms that may be on the loop. we then leave it to cool down because if we take a sample to soon it will destroy the micro-organisms.
