Infectious Disease and Lines of Defence

Organisms that cause disease are called __________________.

• hosts

• pathogens

• Phagocytes

• Flagellum

All include pathogens EXCEPT for__________________.

• Bacteria

• Toxins

• Viruses

• Fungi

• Protists

a tiny, non-living particle that invades and then multiplies inside a living cell is called

• bacteria
• a virus
• a fungi
• ha protist

a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus is called

• a bacteriophage
• a virus
• a protist
• bacteria

the body's response to an infection by showing redness, swelling, & pain

• immunization

• mobilization (stage of infection)

• inflammation

• pus

A host is:

• An organism that harbors a pathogen

• Grant Denyer on Family Feud

• An animal that transmits a pathogen

• A microorganism that has been transmitted

How many lines of defence in our body?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which of the following are NOT involved in the first line of defence?

• Skin

• Acid in the stomach

• Sweat and sebum oil

• Tears and ear wax

• Phagocytes

Which of the following is involved in the second line of defence?

• Phagocytes, inflammation and fever

• Fever, inflammation, stomach acid

• Phagocytes, Pacman, Fever

• Skin, Tears, Eyelashes

Phagocytes kill pathogens by

• engulfing and digesting them

• producing antibodies

• covering the pathogen with acid

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