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04.1 Communicable Diseases, Disease Prevention and the Immune System

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4.1.1 Common Pathogens and Communicable Diseases (ONLY FUNDAMENTALS)
Disease def,
Infections and non infectious dis...,
Types of pathogens
17  cards
4.1.2 Transmission of Communicable Pathogens
How can diseases be transmitted,
Factors affecting disease transmi...,
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3  cards
4.1.3 Plant Defences Against Pathogens
Passive mechanisms for plant defence,
Active mechanisms in plant defence,
Passive defence mechanism examples
6  cards
4.1.4 Non-Specific Immune Response
Physical methods to prevent entry...,
Chemical,
What does skin do
9  cards
4.1.5 Phagocytes
Phagocytes overview,
What are neutrophils and how do t...,
What are macrophages and what do ...
5  cards
4.1.6 Blood Cells
What do neutrophils look like,
What do lymphocytes look like
2  cards
4.1.7 T-Lymphocyte Response
What is 3rd line of defence,
What are lymphocytes and what do ...,
How do t lymphocytes mature
5  cards
4.1.8 B Lymphocyte Response
How do b lymphocytes mature,
How do b cells react to infection
2  cards
4.1.9 Primary and Secondary Immune Responses
How do memory cells work,
What is the primary immune response,
What is the secondary immune resp...
3  cards
4.1.10 Antibodies
What are antibodies,
Function of antibodies
2  cards
4.1.11 Opsonins, Agglutinins and Anti-Toxins
How can antibodies act as antitoxins,
What is opsonisation,
What is agglutination
3  cards
4.1.12 Types of Immunity
Active immunity,
What is passive immunity,
Table comparing active and passiv...
3  cards
4.1.13 Autoimmune Diseases
What is an autoimmune disease,
What is arthritis,
Causes of autoimmune diseases
3  cards
4.1.14 Principles of Vaccination
What is a vaccine,
Why do we have to vaccinate citizens,
Pros of vaccines
10  cards
4.1.15 Sources of Medicine
How do we discover new drugs,
What are some sources of drugs,
What are personalised medicines
5  cards
4.1.16 Antibiotics (redo)
What are antibioitics,
What is bactericidal and bacterio...,
How can mutation cause resistance...
8  cards

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