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What is an allergy?

A reaction of the immune system against an harmless substance, like polen

What is an allergen?

A harmless substance that immune system reacts to, causing allergies

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 are antibiotics?

Medicine, that works against bacteria but not viruses

Why shouldn't we overuse antibiotics?

Because bacteria can become resistant to them

Give 5 examples on how we can prevent diseases

Washing hands, washing foods, personal hygiene etc.

What is an autoimmune disease?

The immune system attacks the body's own cells

Give an example of an autoimmune disease

Diabetes, etc.

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

Many allergies are "hereditary", what does it mean?

If the parents have allergies, the child is more likely to have them as well

Which cells are responsible for the adaptive immune system?

B-cells and T-cells

What are antibodies?

Molecules made by the adaptive immunity to target specific invaders

What is inside vaccines?

Dead, weakened or parts of a pathogen

What is a pathogen?

An organism that causes diseases

What are toxins?

Chemicals made by microbes

Why should we wash our hands before we eat?

Your hands might contain harmful microbes

What is the innate immune system?

An unspecific part of the immune system, consisting of cells and molecules, protecting you from diseases

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