Science 906 self test 1 study guide
antibodies
fight specific viruses and make you immune
antibiotic
substances produced by bacteria, fungi, or plants to suppress growth of bacteria
fibroblast cells
surround foreign substances and parasites
anti-infective
chemicals taken internally to destroy microorganisms
macrophages
eat, envelope, and digest foreign particles
antifungal agent
fights, inhibits, fungus growth
fever
inhibits growth and multiplication of infectious organisms
linings of the openings of the body
secrete mucus that traps organisms
name 2 antibiotics
1. penicillin 2. streptomycin
skin
keeps pathogens out
species immunity
man is not susceptible to most parasites that infect plants and animals
5 disinfectants, herbicides, or antiseptics
1. Lysol 2. Phisoderm 3. boric acid 4. merthiolate 5. iodine
diseases that vaccines are available
1. cholera 2. chicken pox 3. meningitis 4. influenza 5. smallpox 6. rabies 7. malaria 8. measles 9. scarlet fever 10. German measles 11. poliomyelitis 12. whooping cough 13. diphtheria 14. tetanus 15. yellow fever
leukocytes
ingest and digest foreign particles
immunoglobulin and gamma globulin
produced by the body when attacked by infectious organisms
