BIOL122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hyperplasia, Smallpox, Ghrelin
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If you break any of the 6 links in the chain of infection then an infection is unable to spread. Your own flora (opportunistic: normally fine but may cause an infection if the right opportunity arise) Enteral - via the intestines (from mouth or anus) A certain ph (differs depending on the microorganism) Gram -ve microorganisms like it wet (remember this as the sea level is always lower) Require oxygen (known as aerobic microorganisms) or. Good hygiene and access to clean water is the most effective way of limiting disease. Random note: the 5 subclasses of antibodies are: (remember they can spell. Defense (defend you from microorganisms that have managed to get into your body) Non-specific (will try to defend you against anything) Specific (will only defend you against one thing) A preparation of a disease-causing agent or its product to induce active immunity. Edward jenner 1796 credited with inventing first vaccine. Experimented with using cowpox to immunise against smallpox.
