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Antibiotics

antibiotics and immunity

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given antibodies passive immmunity
body makes antibodies active immunity
vaccination/jab with antibodies artificial immunity
catch disease/ gain antibodies from mother e.g. from breastmilk or across the placenta natural immunity
mothers first milk colostrum
types of vaccination attenuated(weakened)viruses, dead bacteria, toxin that has been made harmless, fragment of pathogen e.g. antigen
everyone around you has had the vaccination; unlikely to come into contact with the disease Herd immunity
Are vaccinations dangerous can develop long term side effects
MMR (2 brands) develop mild menegitsis
whooping cough brain damage
Who does TB affect in the UK? high risk groups e.g. homeless, HIV positive, visit areas with high TB, contact with existing TB cases
Name of fungi that produced 1st antibiotic Penicillium
Name of 1st antibiotic Penicillin
Can you treat HIV with antibiotics NO!!! can treat opportunistic infections associated with AIDS with antibiotics
What do we use to treat HIV antiretroviral drugs reduce production of more viruses
prevents viral DNA from making DNA reverse transcriptase inhitbitors
inhibit proteases that catalyse the cutting of larger proteins into smaller polypeptides for use in virus construction protease inhibitors
why are anti HIV drugs given in combination? virus can develop resistance to drugs
Treatments for TB 4 antibiotics in combination. 6 months overall. Healthy lifestyle
What are the two main types of antibiotic? bacteriostatic- prevents reproduction bactericidal- DEATH
What process do bacteria divide by? Binary fission
Why would a bacterium mutate? utilise different food sources infect other cells successfully reproduce faster symptoms that aid transmission
Alexander Fleming stephlococous aureus, skin flora. killed by penicillin from penicillium
Selman Waksman streptomyces griseus streptomycin 1st antibiotic to cure TB
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