Pathogens
All the parasitic worms are called ____________
Helminths
The first person to get sick and spread the disease in an outbreak is called ____________________
Patient 0
3rd line
This type of medication kills bacteria (but no other pathogens)
What are antibiotics?
fuzzy fruit, and inexpensive
What are peach and cheap?
Which type of pathogen is described here:
single cell, with a nucleus, often transmitted via contaminated water
What are protozoa?
The number of people 1 infected person will make sick is called the _____
R0 (r-naught)
What type of cell makes antibodies against the antigens of specific invaders?
B cells
Which of the following is NOT typically caused by a bacteria? Select all that apply
Common cold
Ear infections
Pink eye
Malaria
Common cold, and malaria
an organ that pumps, and a planet
what are heart and earth?
Which type of pathogen is described here:
abnormal protein that affects nerve cells only, causes Mad Cow disease
prions
To see if you have EVER had COVID in the past, researchers would look for _______________ in your blood
Antibodies
What type of cell is the "general" of the 3rd line of defense?
Helper T cells
Gram positive bacteria have a ______________ cell wall and will be _______________ in color after Gram staining
THICK, purple
a magical elixir and a choice
Pathogen responsible for ringworm, and other skin infections
Fungi
The most accurate test to detect if a person has COVID is _____________________
PCR test (detect and amplify genetic material)
What type of immune cell kills off infected cells?
Killer T cell (or cytotoxic T cell)
The cell wall of bacteria is composed of this chemical structure:
What is peptidoglycan?
plant part that absorbs water, and the upper half of the body
what are roots and torso?
The rapid at home COVID tests use _________ on the test strips to detect ________________ in the sample
antibodies
antigens
The COVID vaccine contains _______________ which will be ________________ into the _________________________ which will start the 3rd line of defense
MRNA, translated, spike protein
What type of cell is like Pacman, ingesting foreign invaders and then displaying the antigen to activate the 3rd line?
Macrophage (large eater)
Bacteria morphology:
What shape are each of the following?
Bacillus
Coccus
Spirillum?
Rod shaped
Circular/round
Spiral
having a shortage of red blood cells, and a fancy word for the movies
what are anemic and cinema?