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Infectious diseases - immunity
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Quiz - Immunity
1. Put the following statements about the immune response into the correct order. Drag and drop the statements where you think they should go:
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- The newly made white blood cells produce antibodies
- Antibodies attach to the antigens on the surface of the pathogen
- A white blood cell (lymphocyte) recognises the foreign antigens on the pathogen's surface
- The white blood cell multiplies
- The pathogen has antigens on its surface. These signal that it is a foreign invader
- Antibodies are released into the blood
- A pathogen enters the body
2. Put the following statements about vaccination into the correct order. Drag and drop the statements where you think they should go:
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- Antibodies and memory lymphocytes are produced.
- Live pathogens are killed before any symptoms are detected.
- Living pathogen enters the body (same type as in original vaccine).
- A primary immune response is made.
- Vaccine is given containing dead, or weakened pathogens.
- Memory lymphocytes quickly produce large amount of antibodies.
- Antibody production stops but the memory cells remain in the body.
3. Select the correct answer from the multi-choices. When you have answered all 10 questions you may check your answers by clicking the button below.
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What is an antigen?
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What are antibodies?
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What is given to the body in a vaccination?
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How does vaccination work?
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When your immune system produces memory cells to a pathogen you get:
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Why can't a vaccine be developed against the common cold?
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What sort of cell is a lymphocyte?
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What does the MMR vaccine protect against?
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For which of the following infectious diseases is there currently no vaccine available?
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What does a phagocyte do?
