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What process keeps the body's internal environment stable?
10 star jumps, squats, or push-ups for double points.
Homeostasis
What is a disease-causing organism called?
Pathogen
What system do vaccines train?
Immune system
Athlete’s foot is caused by what type of pathogen?
Pass the Pathogen
Fungus
The Black Death was caused by which type of pathogen?
Double or Nothing
Bacteria
What does the body do to cool down?
Pass the Pathogen
Sweat
Which pathogen needs a host cell to reproduce?
Virus
Malaria is spread by what vector?
Mosquito
A disease is constantly present in a region. What is it called?
Dance for Double Points
Endemic
In The Last of Us, the infection is based on what type of organism?
Fungus
Bonus 100 points if you can name the species :D.
What type of feedback reverses a change in the body?
Double or Nothing
Negative feedback
Which pathogen is a single-celled organism without a nucleus?
Bacteria
What is protection across a population called?
Herd immunity
What type of cells remembers and helps the immune system respond faster next time?
Memory cells
What disease was eradicated by vaccination?
Smallpox
What organ controls blood glucose using insulin?
Pancreas
Name 4 types of pathogens.
Bacteria / virus / fungi / parasite / prion / protozoa
What is a regional outbreak called?
Dance for Double Points
Epidemic
This body response raises temperature to fight infection.
Fever.
In zombie stories, bites often spread infection. What real disease spreads through bites and affects the nervous system? (Hint: Causes hydrophobia).
10 star jumps, squats, or push-ups for double points.
Rabies
Name a process that shows a positive feedback loop. (5 words maximum).
Blood clotting. Childbirth (oxytocin release).
Antibiotics work against which pathogen type?
Pass the Pathogen
Bacteria.
What is the time between infection and symptoms called?
Double or Nothing
Incubation period
These proteins recognise antigens.
Antibodies
In Spider-Man, Peter Parker is bitten by a spider. If a spider spread disease, it would be called what?
Vector.