Pathogens
A pathogen that is non-living.
What is virus? (accept prion)
What is a requirement for viral replication.
What is a living host cell?
The first immunological barrier against disease.
What is skin?
The scientific name for “white blood cells”.
What is leukocytes?
Which of the following is not a phagocyte: neutrophil, mast cell, NK cell
What is NK cell?
The size of a bacteria is _____________ than a virus.
What is LARGER?
Name a disease that can be spread by a vector.
What is malaria? (accept zika or ebola or black plague)
When a localized area exhibits redness, swelling and heat, it is an indication that this has occurred.
What is inflammation?
Shaped like a Y these special proteins help bond to and destroy foreign bodies?
What is antibodies?
Contains and enzyme that digest bacteria.
What is a lysosome?
Name 5 general types of pathogens.
What are
virus, bacteria, protist, fungi, parasitic worms,
prions
All viruses must have these 3 structures. (Name at least 2)
What are:
genetic material, protein capsid/core, glycoprotein spikes
A bodily defense that removes pathogens from the respiratory tract.
What is sneezing? (accept coughing)
Specifc defense cells that specialize in attacking cancer cells and virus-infected cells.
What are Cytotoxic T Cells (Killer T Cells)?
In phagocytosis, digested contents are eliminated by:
What is exocytosis?
Name 3 methods of disease transmission.
What are:
saliva, blood, urine, sneeze, cough, air, water
What are symptoms of variolla major? (Name THREE)
What is fever, back pain, headache, scabs, raised bumps, vomiting, diarrhoea?
The scientific name for white blood cells?
What is a leukocyte?
Cells responsible for remembering how to make an antibody.
What are Memory B Cells?
Material left behind after phagocytosis?
What is pus?
The primary cause of disease transmission.
What is population density?
Why do doctors suggest that people get a flu vaccine every year?
Because the Influenza virus mutates frequently.
The 3 components of the 1st line of immunological defense.
What are skin, mucus membranes and their secretions (eg stomach acid)
Cells that are active in activating the specific immune system if it recognises an antigen?
What are Helper T Cells?
Phagocytes migrate to sites of infection by this process.
What is chemotaxis?