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Health, Disease And The Development Of Medicines Flashcards

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What is health?

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A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being

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What is a communicable disease?

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A disease caused by pathogens that can be passed on

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What is a non-communicable disease?

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A disease caused by genetics or lifestyle, that cannot be passed on

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What is a pathogen?

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An organism that causes disease

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What are the 4 main types of pathogen?

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  • Virus
  • Bacteria
  • Fungi
  • Protist
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Describe cholera including:

  • Type of pathogen
  • Symptoms / effects
  • Means of transmission
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  • Bacteria
  • Causes diarrhoea
  • Spread through water
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Describe tuberculosis including:

  • Type of pathogen
  • Symptoms / effects
  • Means of transmission
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  • Bacteria
  • Causes lung damage
  • Airborne
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Describe Chalara ash dieback including:

  • Type of pathogen
  • Symptoms / effects
  • Means of transmission
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  • Fungi
  • Causes leaf loss and bark lesions
  • Airborne
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Describe malaria including:

  • Type of pathogen
  • Symptoms / effects
  • Means of transmission
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  • Protist
  • Causes damage to blood and liver
  • Transmitted through animal vectors
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What is a disease?

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A problem with a structure or process in the body that is not the result of an injury

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How does the presence of one disease lead to a higher susceptibility or another disease?

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One disease causes damage to the immune system making it easier for pathogens to cause disease

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What are the different ways non-communicable diseases can be caused?

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  • Genetic disorders
  • Malnutrition
  • Other lifestyle choices
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How do you calculate BMI?

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. mass .
BMI = —————————-
. height2

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What causes kwashiorkor?

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Protein deficiency

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What causes scurvy?

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Vitamin C deficiency

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What causes rickets?

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Vitamin D deficiency

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What causes anaemia?

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Iron deficiency

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What are the two different ways to check for obesity?

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  • Calculating BMI
  • Calculating waist:hip ratio
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What does BMI stand for?

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Body Mass Index

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What are the symptoms of rickets?

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Weak bones

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What are the symptoms of anaemia?

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  • Feeling weak
  • Fainting
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What causes liver diseases?

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Drinking alcohol

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What causes cardiovascular diseases?

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Smoking

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What are the different types of treatment for CVD?

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  • Life-long medication
  • Surgical procedures
  • Lifestyle changes
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How does smoking cause CVD?

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  • Substances from the tobacco smoke damage the artery lining
  • Fat builds up in the artery wall at the site of damage, making the artery narrower
  • A blood clot may block the artery here or break off and block an artery in another part of the body causing a heart attack or stroke
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What surgical procedure can be done to treat CVD?

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  • A stent can be inserted into the narrowed blood vessel to make it wider
  • Blocked arteries in the heart can be bypassed by inserting other blood vessels to supply the oxygen and nutrients
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What causes a heart attack?

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A blocked blood vessel in the heart

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What causes a stroke?

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A blocked blood vessel in the brain

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What can indicate a blocked blood vessel?

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High blood pressure

30
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Name 3 lifestyle choices that can reduce the risk of CVD

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  • Exercise
  • Not smoking
  • Eating a balanced diet
31
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Describe helicobacter including:

  • Type of pathogen
  • Symptoms / effects
  • Means of transmission
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  • Bacteria
  • Causes stomach ulcers
  • Oral transmission
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What is a virus?

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A pathogen that invades the cells of a human, replicates and releases toxins that makes a person ill

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How do viruses replicate?

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By entering a living cell and taking over that cell’s processes for making new genetic material and proteins

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Describe what happens in the lytic cycle of viral replication

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  • Virus attaches to a cell and inserts genetic material
  • Cell will begin to produce more viral genetic material and proteins, making more viruses
  • The cell will lyse, releasing the viruses
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Describe the lysogenic cycle of viral replication

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  • Virus attaches to cell and inserts genetic material
  • When the cell divides, the viral genetic material will also be produced
  • This will happen many times and eventually something could trigger the lytic cycle to begin in one of those cells
36
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Describe 3 plant physical defences against pathogens

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  • Waxy leaf cuticle on the outside of the leaf, acts as a barrier and prevents cells from becoming infected
  • Each plant cell has a cell wall which acts as a physical barrier against pathogens
  • Thorns and hairs to prevent damage from potential animal vectors
37
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Describe 2 plant chemical defences against pathogens

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  • By producing antibacterial chemicals to kill bacteria, these are now used in antiseptics for humans
  • Producing toxins to deter herbivores
38
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How can plant diseases be identified?

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  • Scientists will visit the location
  • They will look for other factors that could cause similar symptoms eg. Damage to leaves caused by animals
  • They will try to identify any environmental causes eg. Pollution
  • They will photograph the symptoms and take samples for laboratory analysis
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Name 3 human physical defences against pathogens?

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  • Skin
  • Clilia
  • Mucus
40
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How does the skin prevent pathogens from entering the human body?

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  • Largest organ in the body
  • Physical barrier against pathogens, blocking them from getting in
41
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How does mucus prevent pathogens from entering the human body?

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  • Mucus lining on bronchioles in the lungs
  • Pathogens stick to the mucus and cannot get into the body
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How do cilia prevent pathogens from entering the human body?

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  • There are ciliated epithelial cells in the trachea (with cilia on)
  • They brush pathogens upwards to be released through the mouth
43
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Name 2 human chemical barriers against pathogens

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  • Hydrochloric acid
  • Lysosomes
44
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How does hydrochloric acid act as a chemical defence against pathogens?

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  • Hydrochloric acid is found in the stomach
  • It has a pH of 1-2 which kills pathogens that enter the stomach
45
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How do lysosomes act as a chemical defence against pathogens?

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  • Lysosomes are enzymes found in tears
  • They kill pathogens, preventing them from entering through the eye
46
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What are the two types of white blood cell?

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  • Phagocytes
  • Lymphocytes
47
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What is the non-specific immune response called?

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Phagocytosis

48
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What is the specific immune response called?

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Lymphocytosis

49
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What happens in phagocytosis?

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Phagocytes will locate and engulf pathogens to destroy them

50
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What happens in lymphocytosis?

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  • A lymphocyte will detect foreign antigens and cause an immune response
  • The activated lymphocyte will divide to produce more lymphocytes
  • Antibodies will then be produced for the specific antigen by those lymphocytes
  • Some lymphocytes become memory lymphocytes that stay in the blood after the immune response ends
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What is the role of an antibody in killing pathogens present in the body?

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They attach to specific antigens and cause pathogens to stick together to make it easier to be engulfed by phagocytes

52
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What is an antigen?

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A protein on the outside of a pathogen that triggers an immune response

53
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What are memory lymphocytes?

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Lymphocytes that ‘remember’ previous exposures to a certain pathogen. If the same pathogen infects the body again, the memory lymphocytes will activate, leading to a much faster secondary response.

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Outline the process and effects of a vaccination

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  • Vaccine which contains inactive forms/antigens of pathogens are given to the person.
  • The antigens on the pathogen cause an immune response
  • Lymphocytosis occurs
  • Exposure to the live pathogen will trigger a secondary response.
  • A secondary response produces larger amounts of antibodies more quickly than a first exposure to the pathogen.
  • The secondary response usually prevents illness, meaning the person is immune to the disease.
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What is herd immunity?

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When a large portion of a community (the herd) becomes immune to a disease. The spread of disease from person to person becomes unlikely as a result, the whole community becomes protected — not just those who are immune.

56
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What do antibiotics do?

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Only kill bacteria

57
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How do you calculate a zone of inhibition?

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π r2

58
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Describe the process of discovering new medicines

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  • Preclinical drug trials
  • Animal trials
  • Human clinical trials
59
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What are monoclonal antibodies?

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A collection of a simple type of antibody that is isolated and cloned

60
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How are monoclonal antibodies produced?

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  • A rodent is vaccinated
  • Activated lymphocytes are isolated
  • These lymphocytes are fused with cancer cells to form hybridomas
  • Hybridomas are screened for antibody production
  • Those hybridomas are cloned
  • Antibodies produced are isolated
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Name 3 ways monoclonal antibodies are used in medical diagnosis

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  • In pregnancy testing
  • Locating the position of blood clots
  • Locating the position of cancers
62
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How do bacteria become resistant to antibiotics?

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  • People do not finish their course of medication
  • Natural selection occurs
  • Some bacteria are resistant due to genetic variation by mutation
  • These resistant bacteria survive and reproduce
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How does a pregnancy test work?

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  • hCG hormones are present in urine
  • They will move bind to coloured beads
  • They will then move across the test strip and bind to the stationary monoclonal antibodies, creating a coloured line

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