immune system
Remove harmful organisms from the blood and combats pathogens
Immune system is composed of
-Tissue -cells -chemicals
Lymphocytes
White Blood Cells that fight pathogens
Antibodies
a special protein that helps fight infections
immunity
bodies resistance to fight disease causing agents
Vaccine
dead or weakened pathogen introduced to the body to make antibodies
bacteria
release toxins into your body
fungi
obtain their good from organic materials (including human tissue)
Viruses
enters the cell and cause it to make more viruses
Protozoa
produce toxins
How Pathogenes are spread
-Direct contact -Body fluid -through air -contaminated objects (needles, water bottles yk) -vector -contaminated items( food stuff)
Common cold
caused by 100 different viruses
lasts 2-14 days
OTC medicine relieves symptoms but does not cure them
Influenza
High contagious, viral infection for the respiratory tract
constantly changes or mutates
Pneumonia
infection in lungs (bacterial or viral)
Strep Throat
Bacterial infection of the throat
untreated, can lead to rhuematic fever + heart damage
SARS (severe acute repiratory syndrome)
caused by coronavirus
Asthma
Inflammation of bronchial tubes
cannot be cured but manages
an episdoe is an asthma attack
Allergies
reation of the body to a substance (allergen)
common ones: pollen, medicine, foods
How is it possible that a person who gets a flu shot gets the flu
Since the flu constantly mutates the person was probably vaccinated with the wrong antibodies of the flu
Why are being exposed to cold weather or getting chilled not causes of a cold
a cold is the result of your body fighting a virus and cold weather doesn't necessarily carry viruses but it can mess with your immune system if excessive
God's plan is
abstinence
Practicing Gods plan prevents
sexually transmitted diseases
STDs are spread
person to person
Aids can result from what Infection
HIV
HIV
pathogen that destroys infection fighting T cells
HIV is what type of infection
opportunistic
Risks from HIv/Aids
Kaposi's sarcoma HIV/ wasting syndrom
HIV Transmitted through
-Sexual contact -body fluids -needles -blood transfusion -organ donation -born to mother with HIV