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| condition caused when germs enter the body, multily, and cause harm to the body's cells |
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| the cells,tiussues, and organs that fight germs and remember how to destroy those germs if they enter the body again |
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| a white blood cell that helps the body attack germs |
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| a chemical produced by white blood cells to destroy disease causing germs. |
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| The body's ability to resist infection. |
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| What is the difference between a communicable disease and a noncommunicable disease? |
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| Communicable means it can be passed on, or contagious, non-commincable means it is not. |
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| Which two germs cause the most diseases? |
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Description: smallest and simplest of disease causing organisms
Typical Diseases: Colds, measles, influenza, rabies, AIDS |
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Description:one or many celled primitave plants such as molds
Typical Diseases: Athletes foot, thrush, ringworm, vaginitis, jock itch |
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Description: one celled organisms similar to plants
Typical diseases: Strep throat, gonorrhea, tuberculosis, lyme disease, whopping cough |
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Description:one celled organisms similar to animals
Typical Diseases: Malaria, Amebic dysentary, giardiasis, toxoplasmosis |
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| List four ways germs can spread: |
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>Direct Contact
>Inderect contact
>Contact with animals
>other contacts |
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| The barriers that make up your first line defence ar what? |
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| skin, mucous membranes,saliva, tears, gartric juices |
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| What are the three general reactrions your body has to an invading germ? |
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>Special blood cells surrond germs and destroy them
>a chemical is realseed that stops viruses from reproducing
>fever kills some germs and makes it harder for others to reroduce |
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| How does the immune system work to fight off diseases and give you immunity? |
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| Some Lymphocytes multiply and attack the germ while others produce antibodies. When the germ invades again your body recognises it and sends out the antibody giving you immunity |
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| What are antigens? How do they relate to the immune response? |
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| Antigens are chemicals on the surface of a germ. When the body recognises an antigen it sends out the antibody to fight it. |
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| fatty deposits made up mostly of cholestrol build up on the inside walls of arteries |
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| destruction of brain matter caused by lack of blood flow to the brain; usually resulting in paralysis or death |
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| a noncommunicable disease in which abnormal cells grow in an uncontrolled way |
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| a mass of abnormal cells in the body |
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| a treatment for some cancers where tumors are destroyed by x-rays and other rays |
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| a treatment for Cancer in which strong chemicals are used to destroy cancer cells. |
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| A chronic lung disease in which airways narrow and breathing becomes difficult |
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| a chronic disease in which the body cant use the sugars and starches in food because of insulin problems |
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| What are three possible causes for developing a noncommunicable disease? |
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| Diseases present at birth, lifestyle diseases, and diseases caused by hazards around us |
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| What is the number one cause of death in the USA? |
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| List 5 things that can help prevent heart disease. |
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>Exercise regularly
>loose weight
>healthy diet
>reduce stress
>don't smoke |
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| What are three methods of treatment for heart disease? |
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| Medication, surgery, and changes in lifestyle |
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| What does it mean if a tumor is benign? Malignant? |
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| Benign means it is not cancerous. Malignant means it is |
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| List three things that can helt prevent cancer. |
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>avoid tabacco
>sun block
>low fat high fiber diet |
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| Explain what type one and type 2 diabetes are. |
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Type 1: born with ore develop early in life. no treatment. Daily insulin injections
Type 2: Develops later in life. Watch your diet to cure it. |
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| The virus that causes AIDS |
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| The disease caused by HIV |
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H: Human
I:Immunodeficency
v: Virus |
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| What does AIDS stand for? |
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A: Acquired
I: Immune
D: Deficency
S: Syndrome |
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| What are the two main ways to get infected with HIV? |
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| Sharing needles and unprotected sex |
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True or False:
All patients infected with AIDS are infected with HIV. |
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| HIV attaches itselt to the surface of a CD4 white blood cell, then it injects its RNA. Once the CD4 cell is infected it begins making copies of the virus. The new viruses then enter the system where they infect other cells. Soon, the CD4's are damaged and destroyed and your immune system is depleated |
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| The number of particles an infected CD4 cell produces of HIV is known as ____________ |
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True of False: Explain your answer.
Medications like "The Cocktail" are a cure for HIV. |
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| False. They can only slow down the reproduction of the virus. |
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| We cannot find a cure of vaccine for HIV because... |
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| it has a capability for rapid replication and mutation |
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| HIV tests are administered how? |
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| oralo swab or a blood test |
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| HIV tests do not do what? |
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| Ther period of time 2 weeks to 6 months after infection when you may get a false negative test result is called what? |
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| HIV tests are ___ so the results are only given to the patient. |
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| How much does an HIV test cost? |
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| Routine checkups and blood tests dont check for HIV. You must... |
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| ask for a HIV panel to be done |
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| A positive HIV test means what? |
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| the person is infected with HIV, but not AIDS. |
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| A negative HIV test means what? |
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| you are not infected with HIV. |
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| If you get a negative HIV test what should you do? |
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| get tested again in 6 months. You may be in the window period. |
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| a person may have HIV for _ to __ years and not know it. |
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True of False:
You can tell by looking at someone that they have HIV or AIDS. |
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| As soon as someone is infected they can do what? |
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| Symptoms of an HIV infection are... |
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>Night sweats
>Weight loss
>swollen glands
>Severe diarrhea
>Loss of appetite
>Yeast infections |
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| A person is diagnosed with ADIS when? |
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| When their CD4 count is 200 or less in a milliliter of blood |
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True or False: Explain your answer.
A person dies from AIDS itself. |
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| False. When your immune system is weak oppertunistic diseases take over. These normally wouldnt be harmful in a healthy person. |
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| Possible dieases caused by AIDS are: |
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>Pneumonia
>Tuberculosis
>Kaposi's Sarcoma
>Slims Disease
>Herpes
>Dementia |
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