Diseases
what is the difference between a pandemic and epidemic?
Pandemic - global virus
Epidemic - coming up in various areas of the world
list 5 vaccines required for teenagers
- Tdap vaccine
- MMR vaccine
- hepatitis A
- hepatitis B
- meningacoccal
- HPV
- polio
- Flu
state the names for the 3 lines of defence
- first line
- second line
- third line
a disorder that produces specific symptoms and impacts a specific location
what is the difference between vaccinations and immunisation?
Vaccination is when a vaccine is administrated to you.
Immunisation is what happens to your body after the vaccine.
what is the second line of responsible for?
internal non-specific defences that will eat up any pathogen
deadliest pandemic known?
Plague of Justinian
What are vaccinations?
A vaccine used to prepare your body to produce immunity to a specific disease or pathogen.
What is the purpose of the immune system?
fights diseases and protects our body
define pathogen
a bacteria or virus that can cause a disease
Why are vaccinations important ?
Protects you and the people around you from diseases.
what are lymphocytes?
specific types of white blood cells
T or F
have u ever seen 2 pretty bsfs?
false
its always one of them gotta be ugly