Infectious Disease
- Created by: Caitlin Ward
- Created on: 10-02-14 17:12
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- Infectious Disease
- Caused by pathogens
- Fungi
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Protozoa
- Malaria
- Caused by a protozoan, which is a parasite.
- They are vectors and carry round the disease without them getting it.
- Mosquitoes carry the disease so we can prevent them from coming near us and infecting us. This includes nets and spraying water with insecticide.
- Immune System
- Pathogens will reproduce until they are destroyed.
- How your Immune System deals with pathogens:
- CONSUMES THEM
- PRODUCES ANTITOXINS
- PRODUCES ANTIBODIES
- When a foreign antigen is present, the body will produce antibodies and destroy the new cells.
- Counters the effects of toxins.
- PRODUCES ANTIBODIES
- White blood cells engulf and digest them
- PRODUCES ANTITOXINS
- CONSUMES THEM
- Caused by pathogens
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