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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 1,
Infections and non infectious dis...,
Types of pathogens 3
17  cards
4.1.2 Transmission of Communicable Pathogens
How can diseases be transmitted 1,
Factors affecting disease transmi...,
Difference between resistance and...
3  cards
4.1.3 Plant Defences Against Pathogens
What do passive mechanisms for pl...,
What do active mechanisms in plan...,
Passive defence mechanism examples 3
6  cards
4.1.4 Non-Specific Immune Response
Primary methods of defence in hum...,
Secondary defence in human body 2,
What does skin do 3
9  cards
4.1.5 Phagocytes
Phagocytes overview 1,
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 1,
What do lymphocytes look like 2
2  cards
4.1.7 T-Lymphocyte Response
What is 3rd line of defence 1,
What are lymphocytes and what do ...,
How do t lymphocytes mature 3
5  cards
4.1.8 B Lymphocyte Response
How do b lymphocytes mature 1,
How do b cells react to infection 2
2  cards
4.1.9 Primary and Secondary Immune Responses
How do memory cells work 1,
What is the primary immune respon...,
What is the secondary immune resp...
3  cards
4.1.10 Antibodies
Structure of antibodies 1,
Function of antibodies 2
2  cards
4.1.11 Opsonins, Agglutinins and Anti-Toxins
How can antibodies act as antitox...,
What is opsonisation 2,
What is agglutination 3
3  cards
4.1.12 Types of Immunity
What is active immunity 1,
What is passive immunity 2,
Table comparing active and passiv...
3  cards
4.1.13 Autoimmune Diseases
What is an autoimmune disease 1,
What is arthritis 1,
Causes of autoimmune diseases 2
3  cards
4.1.14 Principles of Vaccination
What is a vaccine 1,
Why do we have to vaccinate citiz...,
Pros of vaccines 3
10  cards
4.1.15 Sources of Medicine
How do we discover new drugs 1,
What are some sources of drugs 2,
What are personalised medicines 3
5  cards
4.1.16 Antibiotics (redo)
Antibiotics noytes 1,
What is bactericidal and bacterio...,
How can mutation cause resistance...
8  cards

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