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what are the four types of pathogen?

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virus, fungi, bacteria, protist

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what is a communicable disease?

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a disease that can be spread from one person to another

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name an example of a bacterial, viral, fungal and protist disease (either plant or human)

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bacteria - salmonella, gonorrhoea
virus - HIV, tobacco mosaic virus, measles
fungus - rose black spot, athlete’s foot
protist - malaria

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name the six types of disease transmission

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direct contact, sexual contact, water, air, food, vector

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how do viruses reproduce?

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they infect the host cell, replicate themselves inside the cell and burst out of the cell

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how is HIV transmitted?

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through sexual contact or sharing bodily fluids e.g. sharing a needle

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how can malaria be prevented?

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preventing mosquitoes from breeding, using mosquito nets to avoid being bitten

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what is a symptom of rose black spot?

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purple/black spots on leaves, whihc often turn yellow and drop off

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how is salmonella transmitted?

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food prepared in unhygenic conditions

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what are the symptoms of salmonella?

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fever, diarrhoea, abdominal cramps and vomiting

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what are chickens in the UK vaccinated against?

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salmonella

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what does HIV eventually develop into?

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AIDS

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how is measles transmitted?

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through the air in droplets when an infected person sneezes

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what are the symptoms of measles?

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fever and red rash

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what are the symptoms of TMV?

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“mosaic” pattern of discoloration on the leaves which affects growth of plant due to lack of photosynthesis

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what are the symptoms of gonorrhoea?

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burning pain when urinating and yellow/green discharge from penis/vagina

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how is gonorrhoea prevented?

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use barrier contraception such as condoms

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how can bacterial diseases be treated?

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using an antibiotic

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what is a vector?

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an organism that spreads a pathogen from one host ot another but does not get sick

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name 3 non-specific human defense systems

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mucus in trachea and bronchi (traps pathogens), skin (covers body and produces antimicrobial substances), cilia in trachea and bronchi (move mucus to the throat to be swallowed), stomach acid (kills pathogens)

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define “pathogen”

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a microorganism that causes disease and harm

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what do phagocytes do and what is this process called?

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Phagocytes engulf pathogens and break them down to destroy them. This is called phagocytosis

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what do bacteria release that make us feel ill?

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toxins

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how do viruses damamge the body?

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they reproduct inside cells and later burst out of them, which leads to cell damage

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how do lymphocytes detect pathogens?

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they detect the pathogen’s antigens (proteins on the surface of the pathogen) and they recognise that they are foreign

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what do lymphocytes do?

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release antibodies and antitoxins

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what do antibodies do?

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make the pathogens clump together so they can be engulfed more easily by the phagocytes

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what do antitoxins do?

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neutralise toxins

28
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why are lymphocytes called “specific”?

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the antigens and antitoxins they produce are highly specific to the antigen on a pathogen

29
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what is a vaccine?

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a substance containing the inactive form of a pathogen which can be injected into the body to trigger an immune response

30
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how does the body react to a vaccine? what happens if the body is exposed to the same pathogen again?

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an immune response is triggered where white blood cells create antibodies complimentary to the pathogen. After a second exposure, the white blood cells react more quickly as memory cells remember the antibody created for the pathogen

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what is herd immunity?

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when the majority of a population are vaccinated against a disease, any outbreaks of the disease are contained because a majority of the population is immune to it

32
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how do you treat rose black spot?

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fungicides, removing and drestroying infected leaves

33
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what is herd immunity?

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when a high percentage of the population is vaccinated against a disease, outbreaks are contained because a majority of the population is immune to the disease

34
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what is the difference between painkillers and antibiotics?

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painkillers relieve the symptoms of a disease but they do not cure it. antibiotics kill the pathogens themselves and therefore cure the disease

35
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can antibiotics cure viral infections?

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no

36
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what was the first antibiotic and who discovered it?

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penicillin, discovered by Alexander Fleming

37
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where did penicillin come from?

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penicillium mould

38
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why is it difficult to create antiviral drugs?

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they might damage the host cell while killing the virus as viruses reproduce inside cells

39
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what makes antibiotics less effective?

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overuse, not taking the full prescribed course

40
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what is a superbug?

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bacteria that are more resistant to antibiotics due to gene mutations

41
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what are two ways to culture bacteria?

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colonies on agar plates and nutrient broth solution

42
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what is the method for preparing agar plates for culturing bacteria?

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step 1 - wipe down surface you will be doing the exteriment on, and sterilise any equipment

43
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where does digitalis originate and what organ does it treat?

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foxglove, it treats the heart

44
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where does aspirin originate?

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willow

45
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what three things do new drugs have to be tested for?

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efficacy, toxicity, dosage

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what is the first stage of preclinical drug testing?

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the drug is tested on human skin cells to check for efficacy and possible side effects

47
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what is the second stage of preclinical drug testing?

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the drug is tested on animals to check for side effects

48
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what is involved in human clinical trials?

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first, the drug is given to healthy human volunteers, and then to people with the disease. Initially small doses of the drug are given, and this is gradually increased until the optimum dosage is found.

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