Infectious Disease
diseases that can be transmitted from animal to human
zoonotic
water and soil
1st line of defense
skin
The flow of lymph is
toward the heart
type of immunity where antibodies are transferred from mother to child
natural passive
can be bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses
pathogen
Who are the most common vectors
insects and/or arthropods
What chemical signal causes the blood vessels to dilate and is a response to injury
histamine
What are the 3 palpable lymph nodes.
cervical, axillary, inguinal
Type of immunity you get from a vaccine
artificial active
infectious disease
Bacteria cause damage by releasing
Toxins
These cells are attracted when a macrophage can't stop the infection
neutrophils
These interact with and activate b-cells
helper T-cells
The first vaccine was made for which disease and who made it
small pox and Edward Jenner
Set of steps to relate a pathogen to a specific disease
Koch's postulates
Who is the vector or lyme disease
ticks
inflammation causes these symptoms
pain, heat, swelling, redness
Killer T cells or cytotoxic t cells
Where are b cells made when you are a fetus
liver
Robert Koch was the 1st person to prove pathogens cause disease. What was he looking at
Anthrax
When someone sneezes this is which transmission
air or droplet effect
These squeeze through the blood vessels and mature, they eat dead neutrophils and pathogens
monocytes
thymus and spleen
Saliva, sweat, and tears contain what enzyme that breaks down cells walls
lysozyme