Pathogens GCSE Defence against disease

Microorganisms which cause disease are called Pathogens.

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Infectious diseases are caused by....
microbes entering and attacking your body
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Common pathogens are....
bacteria, viruses, fungi
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Bacteria and viruses can cause disease because..
once they are in the body they multiply rapidly
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Vaccination is...
small quantities of dead or inactive pathogens
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Semmelweiss found that....
less women died from childbed fever if their doctors washed their hands before delivering their baby
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Pasteur was famous for....
proving that there were microorganisms in the air which caused disease and made food go "bad"
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What was the work of Joseph Lister?
he was the pioneer of antiseptic use in medicine and insisted that all equipment be cleans with carbolic acid, and so fewer of his patients got infections
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Card 2

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Common pathogens are....

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bacteria, viruses, fungi

Card 3

Front

Bacteria and viruses can cause disease because..

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Card 4

Front

Vaccination is...

Back

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Card 5

Front

Semmelweiss found that....

Back

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