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Many allergies are "hereditary", what does it mean?
If the parents have allergies, the child is more likely to have them as well
What are antibodies?
Molecules made by the adaptive immunity to target specific invaders
Explain why vaccines are so important for everyone's health
They protect against diseases that could otherwise be lethal, are very cost-effective and have almost completely eradicated certain diseases
Why should we wash our hands before we eat?
Your hands might contain harmful microbes
Give 5 examples on how we can prevent diseases
Washing hands, washing foods, personal hygiene etc.
What are toxins?
Chemicals made by microbes
Give an example of an autoimmune disease
Diabetes, etc.
Why do we sometimes get sick with the same disease, even though we have the adaptive immune system?
Pathogens mutate very quickly and the adaptive immune system no longer recognizes them
Why we usually don't get sick with the same disease again?
The adaptive immunity remembers the attacker after being exposed to it once and quickly destroys it
What is the innate immune system?
An unspecific part of the immune system, consisting of cells and molecules, protecting you from diseases
What is a pathogen?
An organism that causes diseases
What is an allergen?
A harmless substance that immune system reacts to, causing allergies
Why shouldn't we overuse antibiotics?
Because bacteria can become resistant to them
What is an autoimmune disease?
The immune system attacks the body's own cells
What is inside vaccines?
Dead, weakened or parts of a pathogen
Which cells are responsible for the adaptive immune system?
B-cells and T-cells
What is an allergy?
A reaction of the immune system against an harmless substance, like polen
What are antibiotics?
Medicine, that works against bacteria but not viruses