6Science Test 15

special proteins produced by the white blood cells to destroy pathogens

• antibodies

• enzymes

• hormones

• neurotransmitters

a nonspecific defense with symptoms of redness, swelling, heat, and pain

• immune response

• inflammatory response

• allergic reaction

• autoimmune response

If I am outside or working with hay and start sneezing a lot, does that mean I have a contagious disease? Explain why my body would react this way.

• I probably have a contagious disease that spreads through the air.

• It is probably an allergic reaction to the hay or pollen allergen.

• My body is trying to fight off a virus that I inhaled.

• I am experiencing a side effect from medication.

a scientist who studies the causes and spread of diseases

• epidemiologist

• biochemist

• geneticist

• microbiologist

two ways diseases are classified

• communicable and noncommunicable

• acute and chronic

• infectious and hereditary

• preventable and unavoidable

contains dead or weakened pathogens to provide immunity against disease

• antibiotic

• vaccine

• antigen

• serum

able to fight against more than one type of bacterial infection (antibiotic or antibody)

• antibiotic

• antibody

• antiseptic

• antimicrobial

What caused disease and pain to become part of people's lives

• Adam's sin

• Natural disasters

• Poor hygiene practices

• Genetic mutations

anything that may cause a disease

• pathogen

• bacteria

• virus

• antibody

able to destroy all types of pathogens (antibiotic or antibody)

• antibody

• antibiotic

• antiseptic

• vaccine