Pathogens
common pathogens that cause disease such as strep throat; can be killed with antibiotics
bacteria
one of the first scientists to identify that diseases are caused by microorganisms- "Pasteurization"
Louis Pasteur
________ identify and fight pathogens
white blood cells
Antibiotics can only kill __________
bacteria
When the body responds with a nonspecific defense with symptoms of redness, swelling, heat and pain, this is a/an ___________ response.
inflammatory
fungi
Nurse who prompted better cleaning and sanitation standards in hospitals -1854
Florence nightingale
special proteins produced by the white blood cells to destroy pathogens
antibodies
An antibiotic is a chemical made by ___________ that are able to destroy other organisms.
microorganisms
When the body responds with a specific defense against a pathogen, this is called a/an ____________ response.
immune
These organisms are the largest known pathogens
Protozoans
the scientist who discovered the first antibiotic
Alexander Flemming
a type of white blood cell that remembers a pathogen and the specific antibody needed to defeat it
memory cells
The first antibiotic to be discovered.
penicillin
______________ diseases occur when the immune system malfunctions and attacks the healthy cells it should protect.
autoimmune
nonliving pathogens; cannot be treated with antibiotics
viruses
What caused disease and pain to become part of people's lives?
Adam's sin
The ________________ system is part of the body's specific defense and includes the tonsils, appendix, and spleen.
lymphatic
a scientist who studies the causes and spread of diseases
epidemiologist
occurs when a disease spreads to many people in a short period of time.
epidemic
insects or animals that carry pathogens
vectors
an English doctor in the 1800s who discovered that cholera was spread through contaminated water
Dr. John Snow
lymph
Babies receive ___________ immunity from their mothers through breast-feeding. The mother's immune system develops antibodies and shares those with the baby's immune system. This helps as the baby's immune system is just beginning to develop its own antibodies.
passive
a disease that is not contagious is classified as a _____________ disease
noncommunicable