Infection Detection
A microorganism that can make a person sick
What is a germ
Shaking hands or giving a fist bump
What is direct physical contact
This is found in the stomach and can break down invading germs that can enter your body on food.
What is acid
This helps make the body a less favorable environment for germs to live
What is a fever
Germs typically get in through openings to the body such as (list at least two)
What are the mouth, eyes, nose, or through breaks in the skin?
When you can spread a germ from person to person you are
What is contagious
Touching something that someone else has touched
What is indirect physical contact?
These defenses remember and recognize specific germs that have been in the body before and quickly destroy them
What are white blood cells
These short thin hairs are found in the nose and along the respiratory tract. They help trap invading germs
What are cilia
A group of tiny invaders that can get inside your body, multiply, and cause damage to cells
What are germs
What you have when a germ gets inside you and makes you sick
What is infection
Bacteria can be introduced by eating raw or undercooked chicken
What is vehicle
Skin acts as a barrier against invading germs if it is (list the three things)
What is clean, healthy and unbroken
The organs and cells of your _____________ each play a unique role in fighting off bacteria, viruses, and other foreign invaders.
What is immune system
The first known person who has an infectious disease
Who is patient zero?
An infectious disease that can spread from one organism to another
The mode of transmission that ticks and mosquitoes transmit germs to humans.
What is vetor?
These small glands at the back of the throat help trap and destroy germs before they get further into the body
What are tonsils
Where white blood cells are produced
What is bone marrow
This line of defence prevents germs from entering the body
What is the first line of defense
An illness caused by germs that can harm a persons health
What is an infectious disease
When a doctor doesn't wash her/his hands between patients it's an example of
What is indirect physical contact?
This organ, you can't live without, filters and removes invading germs that make it through the lymph glands
What is the liver
The defense in your body that remembers and recognizes specific germs that have been in the body before, then quickly destroys them
What are white blood cells
This line of defense destroys germs once they have entered the body
What is...the second line of defense