Medical treatment’s role in Our health

Question 1

Medical Treatments
Role: Antibiotics

Answer 1

A treatment used to assist in
the humans and animals in regaining control over a bacterial
infection.

Antibiotic resistance occurs due to not finishing a prescription, throwing medicine down the sink or in the bin, prescribing for other
non-bacterial conditions.

Question 2

Medical Treatments Role:
Antifungal

Answer 2

It disrupts the fungal cell membrane and is prescribed as creams, tablets or via the blood stream. (same prescription for viruses)

Question 3

Medical Treatments
Role: Antiviral

Answer 3

It is different for each virus and targets specific aspects of the virus since they mutate quickly, such as reproduction, enzymes, genetic material or attachment.

Question 4

Medical Treatments Role: Vaccinations

Answer 4

Vaccines are a way of introducing an inactivated pathogen into our system to develop Memory Cell antibody creation before encountering the disease again (develops an immune response)

Booster shots are required for when an individual has stopped producing enough Memory Cells or your body doesn’t retain the information of a pathogen for as long as it should.

Question 5

Medical Treatments Role: Herd Immunity

Answer 5

If enough individuals have been immunised within a community, those individuals who are unable to undertake this process will have enough community members surrounding them to reduce the threat of being infected.

Question 6

hygiene conditions to help decrease the spread of disease

Answer 6

Wash your hands often, avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth, clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces and cover coughs/sneezes with a tissue or your elbow.