
B1.1.2 Defence against disease
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- Q1microbe that causes infectious diseasepathogen30s
- Q2disease that can be passed on by passing on the pathogensinfectious30s
- Q3type of pathogen that can be treated with antibioticsbacteria30s
- Q4type of pathogen that can't be treated with antibioticsvirus30s
- Q5medicine used to treat bacterial infectionsantibiotic30s
- Q6poison (pathogens produce these and make us ill)toxin30s
- Q7type of cell made by body that attacks pathogenswhite blood cell30s
- Q8chemical produced by white blood cells that attacks pathogensantibody30s
- Q9chemical produced by white blood cells that stops toxins from having a bad effectantitoxin30s
- Q10white blood cells absorb pathogens to kill themingest30s
- Q11when someone can quickly produce lots of specific antibodies to kill a pathogen which has infected them beforeimmunity30s
- Q12Doctor who worked out washing hands could help prevent the spread of infectious disease in hospitalsSemmelweiss30s
- Q13type of antibioticPenicillin30s
- Q14some antibiotics are less effective because bacteria have become adapted to not be killed so easilyresistant30s
- Q15random change in DNAmutation30s