A disease that can spread from one organism to another.
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List any two communicable diseases.
Any from: any STDs, TB, Common Cold, Flu, Rabies, Measles
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In what ways can communicable diseases be spread?
Air particles, direct contact, sexual intercourse
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What are diseases caused by?
Pathogens
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What is a vaccine?
Vaccine is a small dose of dead cells of a disease or a weakened disease
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Why are vaccines widely used?
Vaccines immunise people against diseases, they are used to prevent diseases from spreading
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How do vaccines work?
They work by provoking the immune system of your body to produce the right antibodies to fight off the diease.
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What is a phagocyte?
A type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.
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What is an antibody?
An antibody is a structure of a specific shape, it bonds to an antigen of a corresponding shape. It clumps pathogens together so they can be engulfed all at once.
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List any two communicable diseases.
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Any from: any STDs, TB, Common Cold, Flu, Rabies, Measles
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