Microbes and Human Health

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What produces antibodies that deactivate microbes?

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B-cell

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What is a physiological response to a microbe entering the body?

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Mosquito bite

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What are agents that can cause disease in humans?

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Microbes

Front

True or False: Convalescent carriers can pass on sickness after recovering from an illness.

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True

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What do we call an animal reservoir that can cause disease in humans?

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Zoonotic

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What type of immune cell is responsible for cell-mediated immunity?

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T-cell

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What is the role of lymphocytes in the immune system?

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They are white blood cells that are part of the immune response.

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Define 'antigen'.

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A substance that induces an immune response, often a part of a microbe.

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What is the function of antibodies?

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To neutralize pathogens and mark them for destruction.

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What is the difference between a pathogen and a microbe?

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All pathogens are microbes, but not all microbes are pathogens.