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Science 15 Key Ideas
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Into what two groups do scientists classify diseases? | noncommunicable and communicable |
| What is a pathogen? | anything that causes a disease |
| What are the four common types of pathogens? | protozoans, fungi, bacteria, and viruses |
| Name some ways that pathogens are spread | by air water and contact |
| How are noncommunicable diseases different from communicable diseases? | noncommunicable can not be spread by pathogens but communicable diseases can be spread |
| What is an epidemiologist? | are scientists that study the causes and spread of diseases |
| Name some barriers that help to keep pathogens out of your body | scabs and skin |
| What are the three main categories of the body's defense system? | defensive barriers, Nonspesific defensive, and specific defenses |
| How are antibodies and antibiotics similar? | they both destroy things |
| How are antibodies and antibiotics different? | antibiotics are a chemical antibodies are proteins |
| What is an allergen? | is anything that causes the immune system to have an allergic reactions |
| What is an autoimmune disease? | A disorder that occurs when the immune system attacks the healthy cells that it should protect |
| What are the different types of immunities? | active immunity and passive immunity |
| What are examples of immune system malfunctions? | allergies immune deficiency and transplants |
| What are the advantages of robotic surgery? | patents heal more quickly and spend less time in the hospitals |
| What are the disadvantages of robotic surgery? | the machines are very expensive and they take about twice as long as normal surgeries |
| What is the contribution of Dr. John Snow? | he helped figure out the cause of cholera |
| 1796 Edward Jenner | Doctor discovers smallpox vaccine |
| 1847 Ignaz Semmelweis | dirty hands spread disease |
| 1854 Florence Nightingale | nurse cleans hospitals saving lives |
| 1867 Joseph Lister | surgical doctor uses disinfectant s to kill microorganism's |
| 1868 Louis Pasteur | killing microorganism's stops communicable diseases |
| 1882 Robert Koch | speccific pathogens cause specific diseases |
| 1898 Martinus Beijerinck | discovery of small pathogen called virus |
| 1928 Alexander Fleming | medicine from mold kills bacteria |
| 1952 Jonas Salk | polio vaccine prevents epidemics |
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