They use dead or weakened cells of a pathogen so that the immune system can recognise the pathogen and kill it the next time.
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What are antibiotics?
Drugs that work by killing bacteria that cause disease while in your body, they do not harm any of your own cells.
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What are the 4 main pathogens?
Bacteria, Virus, Fungi and Protists.
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Why are viruses so hard to destroy?
They hijack your healthy cells and live inside them. They are also not alive.
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How do drugs get approved?
They go through experiments on animals then through 3 phases including healthy people and people affected by the disease. They then get approved by the country's drug examination board (MHRA).
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What are Monoclonal Antibodies?
Monoclonal Antibodies are antibodies that contain lymphocyte from mice which do not reproduce once they produce antibodies. They fuse this with a tumor cell which splits and go through mitosis faster.
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How are Monoclonal Antibodies produced?
The B Lymphocyte fuses with the tumor cell to make a hybridoma cells which cloned to make more monoclonal antibodies.
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What are some uses of Monoclonal Antibodies?
Pregnancy tests, Diagnosis of disease, Measuring and monitoring the level of hormones
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Which white blood cells produce antibodies?
Lymphocytes
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Which white blood cells engulf bacteria cells and other small cells?
Phagocytes
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What is herd immunity?
A large proportion of a population is immune to the disease which reduces the spread of the pathogen. This will result in the death of the pathogen in that area.
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What are the advantages of looking for new antibiotic compounds in living organisms?
It can find antibiotic properties in unexpected objects and can help destroy bacteria.
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What are the disadvantages of looking for new antibiotic compounds in living organisms?
They can be risky and may only work in different animals.
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What is a double blind trial?
A double blind trial is where a group of patients with the target disease take part in the trials. Some of them have a placebo which can already treat the disease. It is used so the patient is not deprived of treatment.
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A good medicine is...
Effective, Safe, Stable, Successfully taken into and removed by your body,.
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What are antibiotics?
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Drugs that work by killing bacteria that cause disease while in your body, they do not harm any of your own cells.
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