Immune System Notes 2020

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Antibiotics work against most

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Bacteria

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Which of the following illness is caused by pathogens? Options: Bruise, Blood Clot, Diabetes, Influenza

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Influenza

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Vaccinations are used for: Curing the illness, Preventing the Illness, Getting the illness

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Preventing the Illness

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What are the 4 types of pathogens that could cause illness?

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bacteria, fungi, viruses, protist

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What is the main purpose of the immune system?

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protect the body from pathogens

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Vaccines stimulate the body to produce...

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antibodies

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Which would most likely prevent a cold virus from spreading in a classroom?

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students wash hands regularly with soap 

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Ways the body defends against a pathogen: Fever, Stomach Acid digesting, White Blood Cells fighting.

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All of these are correct

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Which answer best describes how infectious diseases get transmitted (passed on)? Options: people can sneeze or cough and pass disease on through the air, drinking water can be contaminated with diseases, objects such as doorknobs and towels can be contaminated by disease, all of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted

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All of the above answers are ways that diseases are transmitted

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What is a super bug?

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bacteria immune to antibiotics