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What can increase and decrease the levels of cholesterol in your body?

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Card 7

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What are the two ways in which cholesterol is transported around the body?

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Card 8

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Some microorganisms can cause disease. What are these microorganisms called? What different kinds are there?

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Card 9

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What do bacteria do to cause disease?

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Card 10

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What do viruses do to cause disease?

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Card 11

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What's the difference between an epidemic and a pandemic?

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Card 12

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In the 1840's, a doctor called Semmelweis used evidence from the death rates to work out why they were dying. These doctors were transferring something to them from dead bodies. What was this transfer and how did they find out how to prevent it?

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Card 13

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There are some white blood cells called phagocytes, these cells help prevent disease. Use this information to explain the process of phagocytosis?

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Card 14

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How are lymphocytes different to phagocytes?

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Card 15

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Why are antibodies and antitoxins very specific?

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