Virulence Factors
This type of toxin is released by bacteria and can cause severe damage to the host.
What is an exotoxin?
Washing hands regularly is an example of this type of measure.
What is a personal hygiene measure?
This surface barrier is the body’s first line of defence against pathogens.
What is the skin?
T cells mature in this organ.
What is the thymus?
When you write down a remembered idea or fact.
What is recall?
Embedded in the cell wall, these toxins are only released when the bacteria die and cause cytotoxic effects on the host.
What are endotoxins?
A way to stop people spreading airborne pathogens.
What is wearing a mask?
This process involves the dilation of blood vessels and the recruitment of immune cells to the site of infection.
What is inflammation?
These cells produce antibodies in response to pathogens.
What are B lymphocytes?
When you list the features or characteristics of an event, process or thing.
What is describe?
These factors ensure the ability of a pathogen to avoid the host's defences and colonise the host.
What are invasins (Invasion factors)
This proportion of the population being immune or vaccinated affects the spread of disease.
What is herd immunity?
These structures in the respiratory tract help trap and remove pathogens.
What are mucus and cilia?
This type of immunity involves the production of antibodies after exposure to a pathogen or vaccine.
What is active immunity?
When you describe somethings and then say how or why it happens with more detail.
What is explain?
This protective layer around some bacteria helps them evade the host’s immune system.
What are capsules?
Closing these places can help reduce the spread of disease in a community.
What are entertainment venues, schools and workplaces?
This process involves the widening of blood vessels to increase blood flow to the site of infection.
What is vasodilation?
This type of immunity is acquired through the transfer of antibodies, such as from mother to baby.
What is passive immunity?
When you indicate what something is from a list of possibilities.
What is identify?
These proteins on the surface of pathogens help them attach to host cells.
What are adhesins?
This strategy involves isolating individuals who have been exposed to a disease.
What is quarantine?
These immune cells are recruited to the site of infection to engulf and destroy pathogens.
What are phagocytes?
These cells destroy infected or cancerous cells by recognising specific antigens.
What are Killer T lymphocytes?
When you use your knowledge to recognise trends in data and draw a conclusion.
What is interpret?