Infection and response

Question 1

Drug definition

Answer 1

a chemical substance that could alter/change the body chemistry (the chemical reactions in the body can change)

Question 2

Describe the steps in drug development (2014 Ebola, 2019-22 vaccine)

Answer 2

• (animals in a laboratory) Pre clinical trials TED (Toxicity, Efficacy, Dosage)
• Clinical trials (done on healthy human volunteers to determine possible side effects)
• Trials- optimum dosage
• Double blind trial - placebo: a dummy/fake pill which has no medicinal effect but has a psychological effect. (do not want to include bias).