Immune System
What is the immune system?
It's a complex network of cells, tissues, organs, and the substances they make that helps the body fight infections and other diseases.
What are the symptoms of an allergic reaction?
Sneezing, itchy nose, runny/ stuffy nose, or swelling eyes
How many bacteria are estimated to live in and on you?
About 100 trillion.
What should you do if your friend has a severe allergic reaction?
Call 911 and tell them what happened to your friend that caused the reaction.
What pandemic started in Wuhan, China in 2020?
The Corona virus
What are the 5 immune systems?
white blood cells, antibodies, the complement system, the lymphatic system, the spleen, the thymus, and the bone marrow
When and what are symptoms of Covid -19?
Symptoms may appear 2-14 days after someone is exposed to the virus. Symptoms can include fever, chills, and cough.
What is a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease?
Bacteria
What does your body create to fight off allergies?
Antibodies
What disease was transferred from rodents?
The Black/Bubonic Plague
How does the immune system work against bacteria?
Fight harmful substances and germs that enter the body
or
The adaptive (specific) immune system makes antibodies and uses them to specifically fight certain germs that the body has previously come into contact with
What are the symptoms of Tuberculosis?
Pain in the chest, pain while breathing, cough: can be chronic or with blood, chills, fatigue, fever, loss of appetite, malaise, night sweats, or sweating, loss of muscle, phlegm, severe unintentional weight loss, shortness of breath, or swollen lymph nodes
What is a piece of code that is capable of copying itself and typically has a detrimental effect, such as corrupting the system or destroying data?
A virus
What is one reaction to a food allergy?
Tingling in the mouth/ hives/ swelling/ anaphylaxis.
What pandemic happened in the years 1918-1920?
The Spanish Flu
How does the immune system fight disease?
by keeping things out of your body that are foreign.
What are some symptoms of Smallpox/variola?
Any one of these count as correct: Pain in the back or muscles, rashes, small bump, blister, scabs or scars, fever, malaise, or chills, headache or vomiting
When a virus comes in contact with a cell, what's the first thing it does?
The virus attacks the cell and inserts the virus’s DNA into the host cell.
What is anaphylaxis?
A severe reaction to an allergen
What time period was the first-ever recorded pandemic?
430 BCE, Peloponnesian War, Ancient Greece
Does the immune system fight bacterial infection?
A healthy immune system can defeat invading disease-causing germs (or pathogens), such as bacteria, viruses, parasites—as well as cancer cells—while protecting healthy tissue
What is one of the 3 stages of Lyme disease?
Stage 1 is called early localized Lyme disease. The bacteria have not yet spread throughout the body.
Stage 2 is called early disseminated Lyme disease. The bacteria have begun to spread throughout the body.
Stage 3 is called late disseminated Lyme disease, where it has spread throughout the body
What is an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and can multiply only within the living cells of a host?
Virus
How many people have allergies?
7.7% of adults
7.2% of childs
What Skin disease is mentioned periodically in Biblical times?
Leprosy