Infection Flashcards
What are communicable diseases?
Can spread person to person
What can affect your health?
Balance diet, stress, life situation
What are the factors that can increase of you getting a disease?
Exercise, air pollution , smoking , obesity , alcohol
What are pathogens?
Pathogens are small microorganisms the enter your body and cause disease
How do Bactria make you feel ill?
They produce toxins that damage cells and tissues
What is a measles virus fungal Bactria disease or protist
Disease
What is HIV
Virus
What is a black spot?
Fungus
How is Malaria caused?
Protist
What is salmonella?
Bactria
What is gonorrhoea?
Disease
How does our body protect us from disease?
Skin, hairs muscle, stomach
What is a vaccination and how does it work?
Contains dead or inactive pathogens. These carry antigens which cause your body to produce antibodies to attack them.
What are the pros of vaccination?
Vaccinations have helped control lots of communicable diseases that were common one of them being small pox
What are the cons of using vaccination?
Don’t Always work also sometimes can have bad reaction.