Health chapter 21
Explain how antibiotics resistance could lead to a bacterial disease epidemic
If the disease changes and mutates the disease will spread rapidly without a cure.
Why is it important to make sure that your immunization are current
Many diseases can be spread more rappidly if everyone doesn't get the vaccine.
What part of the body does hepatitis affect? What type of pathogen causes hepatitis
Scares the liver
How does your immune system "remember" a particular pathogen
T cells
What role do phagocytes play in inflammation?
They detect the bacteria and decide how to respond
Explain how a vaccine can make you immune to a particular infectious disease
Vaccines inject dead versions of the cell so your body can react
Antibiotics are usually prescribed for diseases caused by...
Viruses, bacterial infection
What is an emerging disease?
an infectious disease that has become increasingly common in humans within the last 20 years
White blood cells that carry out most of the immune system's functions all called ...
lymphocytes
GIve an example of a disease caused by a protozoan
malaria
Do you think that all microorganisms are pathogens
no
Infectious diseases caused by
pathogens
An epidemic refers to a disease that
Affects many people in one area
What is an epidemic? Pandemic
An unusually high occurrence of a disease in certain place during a certain time period. When an epidemic affects many areas of the world.
What type of cells produce antibodies
B cells & T cells
Why is it not good to share a drinking glass with someones
Because saliva is one of the most common ways to pass illnesses
Why do diseases emerge
Diseases can emerge when humans come into contact with infected animals
More people get the flu during the winter months than at any other time of year. Why do you think this is true
During winter more people are stuck inside in stuffy areas, unlike in summer