Immune System
The system that protects our bodies from germs like bacteria or infection.
What is the immune system?
We should do this frequently to prevent the spread of germs.
What is wash our hands?
True or False: Some people are at greater risk for developing certain diseases because of their family genetics
True
A virus that can be spread through bodily fluids and can lead to developing AIDs.
HIV
You should get plenty of this at night to help keep your immune system healthy.
What is sleep?
The first layer of defense against infection.
What is skin?
A disease is spread through direct contact when:
Two people touch directly
True or False: We have no way of stopping ourselves from developing non-communicable diseases.
False
A disease where a person loses their memories.
Dementia or Alzheimers
What is stress?
Glands that collect and eliminate bacteria and viruses.
What are lymph node glands?
A disease spread through indirect contact happens when:
Germs are spread through the air, or surfaces.
What are allergies?
A disease where the lungs become inflammed, making it hard for a person to breathe.
Asthma
A weak virus that is injected into the body for the immune system to fight against.
What is a vaccine?
What are white blood cells?
Something that causes a communicable illness. Example: virus, bacteria, fungi and parasites.
A pathogen?
This is an example of an autoimmune disease
What is type 1 diabetes?
Swollen and painful joints are caused by this disease.
Arthritis
The biggest type of white blood cell that moves through the body helping to keep it clean during the healing process.
What are macrophages?
What are Neutrophils, macrophages, and lymphocytes
3 types of white blood cells?
A disease is communicable when it can spread between one of these 3 things.
people, objects, animals (or insects)
Cancer cells are created when?
The immune system is trying to fix damaged cells and they aren't fixed correctly.
What type of pathogen can be treated with antibiotics?
Bacteria
These are produced when you get a vaccine so that they can attack a real virus when it enters the body.
What are antibodies?