Health And Disease Flashcards
Which type of blood cell does the HIV virus attack?
White Blood Cells
They attack Lymphocytes, which produce antibodies
Name the disease in plants that causes a ‘mosaic’ pattern of discolouration
not the abbraivition, the full name.
Tobacco Mosaic Virus
TMV
What disease begins with a flu-like illness and progresses to attack the immune cells if it isn’t successfully controlled?
Human Immunodefficiency Virus
HIV
What type of Pesticide can treat Rose black spot disease?
Fungicides
What type of Pathogen is not a cell and can only reproduce inside other cells?
Viruses
What type of pathogen causes malaria?
Protist
What is the body’s largest and first line of defence against pathogens?
Skin
What part of the digestive system is part of the first line of defence against attack by pathogens?
Stomach
Produces Hydrochloric acid
Name the substance found in the trachea that traps dust and pathogens and stops them from entering the lungs.
Mucus
What is the name of the process where a white blood cell engulfs a pathogen?
Phagocytosis
Can antibiotics be used against viruses?
No
Antibodies would have to be produced
What word describes how well a drug works?
Efficacy
What word describes how much of a drug should be given?
Dosage
Testing and approval of drugs takes how much time? Days, Months or Years?
Years
What type of Organism is Penicillium?
Fungi
