Pathogens Flashcards
1
Q
What does bacteria release
A
Toxins
2
Q
What can white blood cells do
A
Ingest and destroy pathogens
3
Q
What do white blood cells produce
A
Antibodies to destroy pathogens or antitoxins to neutralise toxins
4
Q
Name a disease bacteria can cause
A
Food poising, cholera, gonorrhoea
5
Q
Compare the size of viruses and bacteria
A
Viruses are much smaller
6
Q
Where can viruses produce
A
Only inside host cells and damage the cell doing so
7
Q
What happens to the cell once the virus has taken over
A
It bursts
8
Q
Once the cell has burst, where does the viruses go
A
Into the blood stream
9
Q
Name some diseases caused by viruses
A
Colds, flu, measles, mumps, rubella, chicken pox, AIDS
10
Q
Name 4 pathogens
A
Bacteria, fungi, virus, protoza
