Infection and responses

Question 1

Every Invading Pathogen has a molecule called what?

Answer 1

Antigens on its surface

Question 2

White blood cells kill bacteria –>

Answer 2

Pathogen–>Producing antibodies–>producing toxins

Question 3

What are pros and cons of vaccination?

Answer 3

They helped control communicable disease that weren’t common before.
Cons:
They don’t always work - sometimes they don’t give you immunity

Question 4

What is mutation?

Answer 4

The change of shape

Question 5

Bacteria can become resistant to Antibodies:

Answer 5

• Bacteria can mutate - sometimes the mutation cause them to be resistant to (not killed) by an antibiotic

Question 6

Three main stages in drug testing:

Answer 6

1. The pre-clinical testing drugs tested on human cells and tissue in the lab
2. The next step is test drugs on living animals
3. If the drug passes the test on animals then it’s tested on human volunteers in a clinical trial