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what are pathogens
microorganisms that cause infectious disease
toxins
released by bacteria
damage tissues which then make us feel ill
bacteria
reproduce rapidly in the body
viruses
cannot reproduce themselves- only in a host cell
cannot be killed by antibiotics
how pathogens are spread
air
water
direct contact
how to reduce the spread of pathogens
wash hands
clean water
condom
isolation
vaccination
malaria
1) infected person is bitten by mosquito - malaria pathigen passes into mosquito
2) mosquito bites a different person and passes pathogen to them
mosquito is a vector
prevention of malaria
stop the vector breeding
insecticide
prevent mosquitos biting humans
skin
forms protective layer covering body
nose hair and mucus
traps pathogens
cilia
on trachea and bronchi
covered in mucus which traps pathogens
cilia wafts mucus up towards throat where it is swallowed in stomach
hydrochloric acid
in stomach
kills pathogens before they can get further in the digestive system
immune system
white blood cells - ingests pathogens and uses enzymes to destroy pathogens (phagocytosis)
antibodies- stick to pathogens which triggers pathogens to be destroyed
tobacco mosaic virus
viral disease
causes leaves to discolour
rate of photosythesis is reduced and growth of plant is reduced
rose black spot
caused by fungus
leaves discolour
rate of photosynthesis is reduced and rate of growth is reduced
spread by water or wind
treat by fungicides or remove infected leaves
vaccinations
introducing small quantities of dead forms of a pathogen into the body
white blood cells are stimulated to produce antibodies against the dead pathogen
at the same time the white blood cell divides by mitosis to copy itself - these copies means if the same pathogen enters the body the white blood cells can produce the correct antibodies quickly to prevent infection
antibiotics
kill infective bacteria inside the body without harming body cells
antibiotic resistance
where antibiotics had been overused so the bacteria evolved and the antibiotics no longer worked
what drugs are tested for
toxicity
effectiveness
premium dosage
drug testing
pre clinincal - in a lab on cells or animals
clinical testing - on humans:
first stage- low doses given to healthy volunteers to see side effects and safety
continues to find optimum dose on people with the disease
double blind - test group recieve drug and control group recieve the placebo. neither the patients nor doctors know who is getting what to prevent bias
how monoclonal antibodies are produced
1) inject mouse with antigen so lymphocytes produce antibody against antigen
2) extract lymphocyte
3) fuse lymphocyte with tumour cell to produce hybridoma
4) allow hybridoma to divide by mitosis to form clones of hybridoma cells (monoclonal antibodies)
monoclonal antibodies
produced from a single clone of cells
specific to one binding site on one protein antigen
target a specific chemical or cell type in the body
uses of monoclonal antibodies
pregnancy tests
measure hormones in bloods
detect pathogens in blood
plant disease testing kit
identifying plant diseases
garden manual
take plant to lab to identify pathogens
testing kit