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  • The 5 non-specific defence systems of the human body are stomach acid, skin, trachea, nose and bronchi.
  • The name of the cells responsible for your immunity is white blood cells.
  • The three methods white blood cells us to defend against pathogens are engulf and digest (phagocytosis), producing antibodies and producing antitoxins.
  • In a vaccination a dead or an inactive form of a pathogen is injected.
  • The pathogen that antibiotics have no effect on is a virus.
  • The term used for medicine that only treats symptoms of an infection is painkiller.
  • The heart drug digitalis originates from a foxglove plant.
  • The painkiller aspirin comes from a willow tree.
  • Penicillin was first discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming from penicillin mould.
  • Viruses invade cells and then replicate themselves which bursts the cell.
  • Bacteria produce toxins which damage your cells.
  • Bacteria produces rapidly.
  • viruses don’t produce toxins.