Infectious Diseases (Leaving Cert Biology): Quizzes
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What are pathogens?
What are pathogens?
Harmful microbes that invade the body
What is an obligate parasite?
What is an obligate parasite?
Can only take food from a live host
Which infections can antibiotics treat effectively?
Which infections can antibiotics treat effectively?
Bacterial infections only
What is acyclovir (Zovirax) used to treat?
What is acyclovir (Zovirax) used to treat?
The virus that causes cold sores
Why is 'replication' used for viruses instead of 'reproduction'?
Why is 'replication' used for viruses instead of 'reproduction'?
Because viruses are not cells
Why are viruses called obligate parasites?
Why are viruses called obligate parasites?
They need host cells to multiply
In viral replication, what happens during the 'release' stage?
In viral replication, what happens during the 'release' stage?
The host cell bursts, releasing viruses
Where do RNA viruses replicate in the host cell?
Where do RNA viruses replicate in the host cell?
In the cytoplasm
What immunity type results when vaccination causes antibody production?
What immunity type results when vaccination causes antibody production?
Artificial active immunity
What is antimicrobial resistance (AMR)?
What is antimicrobial resistance (AMR)?
Pathogens resistant to drugs
What is zoonosis?
What is zoonosis?
Disease jumping from animal to human
If a disease has , what will happen?
If a disease has , what will happen?
Disease will decline and die out
Which is a vector in disease transmission?
Which is a vector in disease transmission?
A mosquito carrying disease