Immune System
Your skin, mucus membranes and tears are all considered part of this.
What is the "first layer of defence" of our immune system?
What is the other name for the Black Death, which refers to the swollen and painful lymph nodes that were a common symptom?
What is the Bubonic Plague?
The primary yet gruesome symptom of cholera.
What is diarrhea?
This provides the body with a weakened or dead version of a pathogen so that it can develop an immune response.
What is a vaccine?
The body’s response to tissue damage or infection that raises the temperature of the affected area.
What is the Inflammatory Response or getting a fever?
The Black Death is believed to have originated in what continent?
What is Asia?
The true killer of cholera, this symptom is actually responsible for deaths caused by the disease.
What is dehydration?
This "layer of defense" is specific and acquired.
What is the third layer of defence (immune response)?
In which century did the Black Death devastate Europe, killing an estimated 25 million people?
What is the 14th century?
This citywide problem was the leading cause for cholera cases.
What is water sanitation?
The Black Death was primarily spread by which type of insect?
What are fleas?
The chemical produced in the body during a reaction to an allergen such as pollen or pet dander.
What are histamines?
During this type of immune response, your body reacts and attacks the pathogen more quickly.
What is a secondary immune response?
Name two cells in the immune system that are specific and adaptive
What are B and T cells?