Infection and Response

Question 1

Communicable definition

Answer 1

A disease that can be spread from one person, animal or object to another.

Question 2

Pathogen definition

Answer 2

Micro-Organisms that cause infectious disease

Question 3

Modes of pathogen transmission

Answer 3

Direct contact, water or air

Question 4

Bacteria

Answer 4

Prokaryotic cells. Some can cause disease by releasing toxins that damage cells.

Question 5

Protists

Answer 5

Eukaryotic cells. Some can cause disease.

Question 6

Fungi

Answer 6

Class of organisms that include mushrooms. Some can cause disease

Question 7

Virus

Answer 7

Smallest organism. They reproduce inside the host cells damaging them and causing diseases

Question 8

Antibiotics

Answer 8

A group of chemicals which can kill disease

Question 9

Antiviral drugs

Answer 9

A group of chemical which can prevent viruses reproducing. Hard to develop safe ones.

Question 10

Fungicides

Answer 10

A group of chemicals which kill fungicides.

Question 11

Painkillers

Answer 11

A type of drug that kills pain symptoms but does not kill pathogens

Question 12

Vaccine

Answer 12

Contains a small amount of a dead or inactive pathogen