AS Biology OCR - Disease and Immune system

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Organisms that cause disease

Transmission of diseases

Worldwide importance of certain diseases

Non-specific responses to diseases

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  • Created by: Maisy
  • Created on: 21-04-11 09:47
Living organisms which cause diseases are: bacteria, fungi, viruses and..
protoctista
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Cholera is caused by
Vibrio Cholerae
2 of 16
Plasmodium is a vector for malaria?
False
3 of 16
Malaria is caused by a prokaryotic organism?
False
4 of 16
Malarial parasites live in red blood cells and feed on
haemoglobin
5 of 16
The infective stages of malaria multiply in the ....... before re-entering the blood
liver
6 of 16
The HIV (virus) becomes active and attacks and destroys
T helper cells
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Epidemiology is..
The study of patterns of disease and factors that impact their spread
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Primary defences are..
those that attempt to prevent pathogens entering the body
9 of 16
The incidence of a disease is..
the number of new cases in a population per annum
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Antibodies attach to foreign antigens. Phagocytes have membrane-bound proteins that act as receptors. The receptor binds to the antibodies attached to the pathogen. This process is assisted by...
opsonins
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A disease cause by a living organism is..
an infectious disease
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In the airways, lungs and digestive system there is great potential for infection because the barrier between the blood and our environment is reduced. How are these areas protected?
by mucous membranes
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The two types of phagocyte are..
macrophages and neutrophils
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Phagocytes are manufactured in..
the bone marrow
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The definition of health is..
a state of mental, physical and social wellbeing
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can you please make the answers available!!!!!!

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