Infectious Disease Part 2

Question 1

what is autoimmune disease?

Answer 1

mix of innate and adaptive immune system. it is when your immune system attacks itself. ex, T1D destructing of pancreas that make insulin

Question 2

5 stages of disease

Answer 2

1. incubation (a couple of days)
2. prodromal period (mild headaches, or others, you are infectious)
3. invasive phase (disease are most severe)
4. decline phase
5. convalescence

Question 3

how do vaccines work?

Answer 3

the antigen is introduced to the body so the body creates antibodies that are created to know what to look out for in that virus
- “produce antibodies that look for this antigen”

Question 4

what is measles?

Answer 4

highly contagious, rash, cough, pink eyes, runny nose, fever, can result in brain inflammation (encephalitis) causing brain damage and death, no cure

Question 5

chance you will live if you get smallpox?

Answer 5

2/3

Question 6

what is smallpox?

Answer 6

one of the deadliest and most contagious diseases, no cure, survives often had blindness, likely scarring

Question 7

what is diphtheria?

Answer 7

spread through respiratory. spores enter body through cuts or animal bites, breathing problems, swollen neck glands, complications: was the leading cause of childhood death before vaccination, airway blockage, kidney failure, nerve damage.

Question 8

what is rubella?

Answer 8

low-grade fever, respiratory problems, pink rash. pregnant women who get this can have miscarriages or serious birth defects including deafness, cataracts, heart disease, intellectual disability. no cure

Question 9

what is polio?

Answer 9

affects the bodys nervous system and can cause a gradual weakening of the leg muscles and loss of movement
- 1-2% became paralyzed
- no cure

Question 10

what is tetanus?

Answer 10

get it from spores, jaw cramping, muscle spasms, seizures, fever and sweating, no cure, very painful