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Disease 7.1
Question | Answer |
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What is a disease? | Anything that causes your body to stop working properly |
What are bacteria? | Microscopic, unicellular organisms |
Bacteria that cause diseases are known as? | Pathogens |
What are infectious diseases? | Diseases that can be spread |
Infectious diseases that are easiest to spread are described as? | Contagious |
What are bacterial infections treated with? | Antibiotics |
How many natural lines of defence does your body have? | Three |
What are vaccines? | Chemicals that cause your body to react as if it had met a pathogen |
How are vaccines created? | By taking a small amount of the poison and making it inactive, or by using weakened or dead bacteria. |
What is a symptom? | An indicator of a particular disease. |
Can some diseases be prevented by practising good hygiene? | Yes |