Health Study

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