Medicine + Drugs + Vaccinations Flashcards
what do antiseptics and disinfectants do
kill bacteria outside of body - too poisonous for inside the body
what do antibiotics do
kill bacteria that causes disease while inside the body without harming any other cells
what drug comes from foxglove and for what disease
digoxin first heart problems
what plant makes aspirin
willows bark
what is a vaccination
a dead or inactive form of a pathogen to stimulate the immune system without harming it
how can they be administered
orally (mouth)
or
subcutaneously(skin)
what does the vaccination stimulate white blood cells to do
lymphocytes to recognise the pathogen as foreign and produce antibodies
what does immunity mean
to produce antibodies much faster via memory cells
what is herd immunity
when a large enough proportion of the population is vaccinated which makes it difficult for a pathogen to spread
name two diseases caused by bacteria
food poisoning
gonorrhoea
what are protists
single called organisms that grow on contaminated food and can be parasites
what are parasites
live on/ inside another organism and relies on host for survival
disease that is caused by a protist
malaria
what is a vector
organism that carries disease from place to place
define a drug
medicine or other substance that affects the way the body works
