Infectious Diseases

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Who initially made puerperal fever death rates drop?
Ignaz Semmelweis
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How did they make the death rates drop?
They told doctors entering their ward to wash their hands before getting to work
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Which pathogens do the MMR Vaccine contain?
Measles, Mumps and Rubella
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Which bacteria is resistant to the antibiotic Methicillin?
MRSA
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What do the White blood cells produce to kill pathogens?
Antibodies
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What does a vaccine contain
A small amount of dead or inactive pathogen
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Why should you not take antibiotics for the flu?
The Flu's a virus and antibiotics can't treat viruses
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Which infectious disease that was once deadly never occurs anymore?
Smallpox
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What do vaccines do?
They make White blood cells produce antibodies much more rapidly
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Which bacteria is resistant to the antibiotic Methicillin?

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