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HEALTH and ILLNESS (Vaccines, serums and medicines (What is a serum?…
HEALTH and ILLNESS
Vaccines, serums and medicines
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How a serum works?
A serum is administrated to help antibodies to figth of a particular pathogen are introducced into the body.
How a vaccine works?
Vaccines help our body, when a vaccine is adiministrated helps our body. The immune system reconise innactive pathogens and tiggers a primary humoral response.
What is a medicine?
Medicines or medications are compounds that contain subs tances called active ingredients which cure an illness or relieve symthoms it produces
What is a vaccine?
Vaccines are syntetic preparations containig inactive pathogens (weakened or dead forms) wich are unase to cause disease.
How a medicine works?
there are 3 types: ANTIBIOTICS: they destroy bacteria, ANTIVIRALS: they kill viruses and ANALGESICS: are used to aliviate pain
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Types of illness
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Infectious
Are caused by pathogens
Direct transmition
The pathogen passes directly from a sick person to a healthy person, for example by sneezing.
Indirect transmition
The pathogen uses different vehicles for transmission, called vectors.
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(viruses, bacteria, protozoa, fungi and some invertebrates such as tapeworms
(such as aging, accidents, congenital conditios or lifestyle habits
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