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Disease 7.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |