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Infection and response Flashcards

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Give examples of how diseases are transmitted

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Air – Flu, chickenpox
Touch – athletes foot, MRSA
Water – cholera
Food – salmonella / food poisoning
Animals – malaria, yellow fever
Sex – syphilis, HIV

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Give examples of defences to prevent microbes entering the body

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Air
Masks, covering coughs and sneezes
Touch
Wash hands, gloves
Water
Chlorinated water
Food
Salting, canning, cooking, pickling, drying, freezing
Animals
Gloves, washing hands, mosquito nets
Sex
Condoms, abstinence

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Match the hazardous microbe to a method
that will stop it spreading.
Chlamydia
Salmonella
Cold virus
E. coli from faeces

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Name the 3 main types of microbe

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Virus, Bacteria, Fungus

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Which microbe is the smallest and which microbe is the largest?

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Virus is smallest, fungus is largest

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Which type of microbe is used to make
a) bread
b) wine
c) yoghurt

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What are the 3 types of microbe that could cause disease in plants?

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Virus, bacteria and fungus!!

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How do diseases spread from one plant to the next?

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Fungal spores and bacteria can be spread by the wind or rain
Aphids transmit viruses and bacteria from one plant to another when they feed

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What could you do to maintain or improve your health?

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To maintain good health:
Eat a well balanced diet
Exercise regularly
Reduce stress
Seek medical help for mental or physical difficulties
Avoid smoking
Don’t Drink alcohol

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Name some Non-communicable diseases

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Name some Communicable diseases

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Cold, chicken pox, flu, hepatitis, HIV-viruses
Pneumonia, Tuberculosis Bacteria

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Non-communicable diseases constitute more than 60% of deaths worldwide

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Tell me aboutNon-communicable disease: a disease that can NOT be spread from person to person.

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Cancer- rapid and uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
Cardiovascular disease - any condition that weakens the heart and blood vessels and makes them less functional.
Diabetes- inability to control blood sugar levels
Chronic respiratory diseases – diseases that affect the lungs e.g. asthma, COPD
Arthritis- disease of the joints marked by painful swelling and stiffness.
Allergies- extreme sensitivity to a substance.

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Name some bacterial diseases

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Salmonella ( food poisoning- eating food with salmonella and food made in a unclean kitchen with salmonella present)

Gonorrhoea sexually transmitted

19
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Name viral diseases

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Measles
Chicken pox
Mumps
HIV
Rubella

20
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What is rose black spot?

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Fungal diseases- roses

21
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How is malaria spread?

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Protist

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