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| what are the five main ways that a disease can be transmitted? |
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1. through the air
2. touching contaminated objects
3. direct person to person contact (such as shaking hands or kissing
4. through animal bites
5. drinking/eating beverages/foods that have been prepared incorrectly or have been contaminated |
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| a method of killing bacteria by using heat |
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| give your body a small hint of a disease so that when you get the real thing it is easy to fight it off |
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| things that kill bacteria or slow the growth of bacteria |
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| what is your first line of defense? |
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Definition
| eyes, mouth, nose, ears contain special enzymes that destroy pathogens also skin creates a physical barrier (oil kills many pathogens) |
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| What is the third line of defense? |
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| what is the immune system's function? |
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| to fight off disease/virus/pathogen (s) that pass thru the first 2 lines of defense |
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| what is the function of macrophages? |
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Definition
WBC's that eat microorganisms/viruses floating around
also alert other cells about virus |
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a WBC that coordinates the immune system
also sends word to the killer T cells and the B cells |
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| WBC's that kill any cell infected with pathogens |
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| WBC's that make millions of antibodies |
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| WBC's that remember pathogens you have encountered before |
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| WBC's that cling to many pathogens and act as markers |
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| they are the over-reacting of the body when antigens that are not harmful to the body |
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| what are the symtems of allergies? |
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Definition
| runny/stuffy nose, itchy eyes and throat, hives, etc. |
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| what are autoimmune diseases? |
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Definition
| diseases where your immune system attacks your own healthy cells |
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| What are some examples of autoimmune diseases? |
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Definition
| Rheumatoid, type 1 diabetes, lupus |
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Term
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| it is an autoimmune disease where cells divide uncontrollably and invade other tissues |
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| what are the treatments for cancer? |
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Definition
| radiation and chemotherapy |
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| what are the treatments for cancer? |
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| radiation and chemotherapy |
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| What happens if you have AIDS? |
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Definition
| killer T cells and B cells are not activated and the body can not fight off pathogens |
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| What happens if you have AIDS? |
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Definition
| killer T cells and B cells are not activated and the body can not fight off pathogens |
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| what are the treatments for cancer? |
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Definition
| radiation and chemotherapy |
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