Infection and response

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  • Chemical defences

    • Lysozyme in tears
    • Digests cell walls of pathogens
  • Physical barriers

    • Thick skin
    • Tears
    • Trachea
    • Stomach acid
  • Stomach acid

    Kills pathogens
  • Mucus

    • Sticky
    • Traps pathogens
  • Bacteria are prokaryotic organisms containing cytoplasm, DNA, plasmids, and cell wall
  • Bacteria can reproduce rapidly and produce toxins
  • Bacterial diseases can spread through contact, such as air and food
  • Bacterial diseases

    • Tuberculosis
    • Salmonella
  • Viral diseases are caused by viruses, which are smaller than cells and reproduce by infecting host cells
  • Viral diseases

    • Measles
    • HIV/AIDS
  • Fungi and protists are eukaryotic organisms, some of which can cause diseases by parasitizing the host
  • Fungal and protist diseases

    • Malaria
  • white blood cells
    Blood cells with antibodies specific to antigens, which are produced in large quantities to clear the infection
  • Immune system

    • Phagocytosis (blood cells ingesting pathogens)
    • Antibody production
    • Antitoxin production
  • Phagocytes engulf and destroy invading microorganisms through phagocytosis.
  • The immune system produces antibodies that bind to specific antigens on the surface of pathogenic bacteria or viruses, marking them as foreign substances.
  • White blood cells called lymphocytes produce antibodies that bind to foreign substances such as bacteria or viruses, marking them for destruction by other white blood cells.