Modern Ideas about the Causes of Disease
Cards (29)
- When were viruses discovered?
- Why were Pasteur and Koch unable to find the cause of some diseases?
- Who investigated the disease killing tobacco plants in 1892?
- What did Ivanovsky find about the cause of mosaic disease?
- What year did Beijernick label the microbes as viruses?
- How did Beijernick's findings differ from those of bacteria?
- What was a significant outcome of the discovery of viruses?
- Why can't antibodies destroy viruses?
- What do antiviral drugs do?
- Who can destroy a virus for good?
- What do genes provide instructions for?
- How is DNA inherited?
- What is the structure of DNA?
- Who first described the structure of DNA?
- What did Watson and Crick's discovery enable other scientists to do?
- Name three genetic conditions mentioned.
- How has knowledge of genetic conditions improved treatment?
- What is gene therapy used for?
- What significant project was completed in 2003?
- What did the Human Genome Project identify?
- What are the implications of understanding genetic conditions?
- What lifestyle factors can increase disease risk?
- How were lifestyle choices linked to health conditions?
- What disease is caused by smoking?
- What does obesity increase the risk of?
- What disease is caused by excessive alcohol consumption?
- What can overexposure to ultraviolet radiation cause?
- What are the causes of disease identified since 1900?
- Why is disease treatment and prevention complex?