Fighting Diseases Flashcards
1
Q
What type of diseases do pathogens cause?
A
Infectious diseases that can easily spread
2
Q
How can bacteria in your body make you feel ill?
A
By damaging your cells or producing toxins
3
Q
How do viruses copy themselfs?
A
By invading cells and using cells machinery to make tons of copies
4
Q
How dose a virus make you ill?
A
By invading cells and using cells machinery to make tons of copies, which will then burst realising all the new viruses making you ill
5
Q
What respiratory tract help stop nasty things getting in your body?
A
Skin,hairs and mucus
6
Q
How dose your body help defend itself against pathogens when your body is cut?
A
Tiny bits of cells help your blood clot quickly to stop anything getting in.
7
Q
What are pathogens?
A
Microorganism that enter the body and cause diseases
