Immunity and Agents
The type of immunity that develops with exposure
What is an acquired immunity?
Any agent/microorganism that causes disease.
What is a pathogen?
True or False: Ringworm is a type of fungal infection.
What is True?
Treatment/medications used for the growth of bacteria in the body/bacterial diseases are known as:
What are antibiotics?
True or False: All infectious diseases are caused by pathogens.
What is true?
Organisms that absorb nutrients of living or dead organisms.
What are fungi?
Name two different examples of a pathogen.
What are viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites?
If Malaria is left untreated what can occur to the body.
What is high fever and death?
Estimated time period that stress can leave you vulnerable to infectious diseases.
What is a limit of 6 months?
Name another term used when referring to a pathogen.
What is an infectious agent/ germ?
Name the type of immunity that goes away and is temporary. (usually from your mother once you're born)
What is passive immunity?
Name the 4 general symptoms of infectious diseases.
What is fever, fatigue, muscle aches, and coughing?
Define fungal infections.
What is an invasion of the tissues?
Name the infectious disease that is known as being one of the hardest to treat/cure.
What are viral diseases?
Name one benefit of drinking fluids such as water and juice when one is sick.
What is helps thin out mucus/breaks up congestion and helps prevent fatigue, headaches, and dehydration?
Name three things you can do to stay healthy.
What is Protect yourself, Eat a healthy, balanced diet, Drink water, Reduce stress levels, Exercise regularly, Get regular medical checkups, Try to avoid contact with sick people, Get enough sleep, or Get vaccinated?
Name one way that pathogens cause infectious diseases in the body.
What is causing a disturbance in the bodies normal functions?
Define Protozoa.
What is a single celled organism?
Name an infectious disease that can be spread through sneezing/coughing.
What is the flu, cold, and measles?
Name a reason to get vaccines.
What is killing harmful bacteria?
Name the first line defenses of the immune system.
What are your skin and respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems?
Name 5 ways you can avoid the spread of infectious diseases.
What is get vaccinated, keep clean, avoid sharing personal items, cover your mouth, and be on guard outdoors?
The Brain-Eating Amoeba can come into the body by the nose when one is in contact with what type of body's of water.
What is freshwater lakes and rivers.
Name one local organization that helps treat and prevent infectious diseases.
What is IDSA or APIC?
What is a molecule that is on the surface of a pathogen and triggers a response from the immune system?
What is an antigen?