Topic 4: Diseases Flashcards

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Disease

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A pathogen in which contains DNA which makes the pathogen harm the infected patient

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Infectious

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Disease that can be spread through physical activities

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Non-Infectious

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Disease that can’t be spread

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Pathogen

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A harmful form of disease

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Microbe

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Organisms that are to small for the eye to see

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Cellular Pathogen

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Disease spread through harmful bacterium

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Non Cellular Pathogen

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Disease that is not a bacteria or virus

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Innate immunity

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The body’s first to lines of defence against pathogens that are not specific to the disease it’s pathogen

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Adaptive immunity

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The body’s third line of defence that sends out phagocytes that target the pathogen in a specific way

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Natural Flora

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The body’s good bacteria

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Antigen

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The parts of pathogens that spread disease

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Antibody

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An immune response that targets specific pathogens

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Inflammation

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A natural response to your body fighting off pathogens

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Mucous

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A substance responsible for trapping pathogens until destroyed

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Phagocytes

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White blood cells

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White blood cells

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Cells that destroy pathogens in a non specific matter