A chemical produced by a living organism to prevent or kill the growth of bacteria.
Antibiotic
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A blood cell that attacks disease
Lymphocyte
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Hair like structures found in breathing tubes
Cilia
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A type of disease that can be spread from person to person
Communicable
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A state of mental, physical and social wellbeing
Health
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Exposure to a weakened pathogen to trigger an immune response.
Immunisation
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A disease causing organism
Pathogen
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Antibodies that are clones from a single parent cell combined with a myeloma cell.
Monoclonal
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A small, hollow tube that can be inserted into the lumen of a person's artery to keep it open.
Stent
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A type of pathogen carried by a vector.
Protist
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The type of pathogen that causes tuberculosis.
Bacteria
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Viral replication by injecting DNA into the host cell that is duplicated by cell machinery, eventually causing the cell to rupture and allow the virus to enter the blood stream.
Lytic Cycle
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A method of chemical defence in the stomach.
Hydrochloric Acid
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A type of clinical trial where neither the researcher or patient know where they are taking the actual drug or a placebo.
Double Blind
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A large proportion of individuals are immunised providing some protection for immunised individuals.
Herd Immunity
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A drug prescribed to those with CVD that helps to lower blood cholesterol, reducing fatty deposits in the arteries.
Statins
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A variable associated with a greater chance of an individual contracting a disease.
Risk Factor
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A blood cell that attacks disease
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Lymphocyte
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Hair like structures found in breathing tubes
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Card 4
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A type of disease that can be spread from person to person
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