Metabolic rate is...
How long it takes for the body to use all the nutrients from food
How long it takes for the body to do all of the necessary chemical reactions
How long it takes for food to pass through the body
Bacteria are....
Types of viruses
Very small living cells
NOT pathogens
Antibiotics can get rid of...
Bacteria
Viruses
any pathogens
Antitoxins and Antibodies are produced by
Pathogens
White blood cells
Antitoxins....
Counteract the toxins produced by the invading bacteria
Make you ill
Detect the antigens from unrecognised microbes and attack them
Vaccinations...
Kill off the virus
Prevent you from getting the virus properly
Are always 100% effective
A vaccine is made up of...
A dead or weakened version of the pathogen
The antibodies needed to fight off the pathogen
Antibiotics
Antibiotics are most effective if...
You stop using them as soon as your symptoms have gone
You use them for the full time they've been prescribed for
You use them often
Semmelweis told doctors to...
Wash their hands with antiseptic solution before treating patients
Not treat women in/after labor (let the midwives do all the work)
Not treat patients after dissecting bodies
Bacteria can...
always be treated with antibiotics
evolve into viruses
become resistant to antibiotics
