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| Definition of Infectious Disease | a disease you can catch from someone else |
| Definition of Noninfectious Disease | A Disease that is not contageous |
| What causes diseases? | Pathogens, Genetics, Environmental Factors |
| Definition of allergies | Immune system attacking harmless substances |
| Antibiotics kill only | bacteria |
| body systems involved in protecting the body | Immune system and integumentary system |
| How does Melanin protect the dermis from UV light | it absorbs UV rays |
| What are the types of barriers in the 1st line? | skin, stomach acid, saliva, mucus |
| What are the 3 things the body does in the 2nd line? | Inflammation, fever, and phagocytosis |
| The 2 types of white blood cells involved in the 3rd defense? | B cells and T cells |
| Release antibodies that tag invaders for destruction | B cells |
| How your body builds immunity | Memory B and T cells recognize the pathogen before it causes a response |
| Examples of infectious diseases | Strep throat, food poisoning, common cold, flu, HIV |
| Examples of noninfectious diseases | Cancer, Diabetes, Autoimmune diseases |
| What is a vaccination? | Exposing a person to weakened or dead pathogens on purpose to trigger an immune response without disease |
| How will vaccinations help you? | they help make memory cells without the person getting the disease- they remember it next time |
| Definition of autoimmune disease | Disease where immune system attacks body's cells |
| Types of treatment for cancer | Radiation, Chemotherapy, Surgery |
| Helper T Cells | Activate B Cells |
| Killer T Cells | destroy infected/damaged cells |
