Biology diseases quiz

Quiz on diseases for biolodt AS level

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  • Created by: Daniel
  • Created on: 02-04-11 16:04
What is the name given to any organism involved in transmission of diseases?
Vecter
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Give one example of a 'physical' disease:
Asthma
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Define an 'attenuated' pathogen:
A pathogen in a vaccine that has been made harmless
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How can several smaller antibodies 'neutrilise' a pathogen?
They attach to the pathogen's binding sites to prevent it binding to and entering a cell
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Define a parasite:
Organisms that live on and feed off another, larger, organism
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Give one example of a 'physical' disease:

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Asthma

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Define an 'attenuated' pathogen:

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How can several smaller antibodies 'neutrilise' a pathogen?

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Define a parasite:

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