Diet & Disease

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• Type of saturated fat (lipid) required for body functions, also part of cell membrane structure.

1. LDL

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   • Low density lipoproteins- carry cholesterol in the blood from liver. Can lead to formation of black clot and chronic heart disease. 
   1. Bad
2. HDL

   Anotações:

   • High density lipoproteins- carry cholesterol from the blood to the liver where it is stored. 
   1. Good

1. Plaques

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   • Fatty foods and genetic make-up can cause build-up of plaques in arteries
   1. Block arteries

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      • Reduces free flow of blood in arteries to heart, if pressure put on it bursts.
      1. Rupture

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         • If the person exerts themselves the heart rate increases, and more pressure is put on artery till plaque ruptures and blood clot forms, stopping flow of blood. Adrenalin from pain increases heart rate again.
         1. Oxygen deprivation

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            • Areas of body are deprived of oxygen and heart stops beating due to distress signals. Heart muscle cells burst.

1. BMI = mass/height*

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• Chemical reactions in cells (in cytoplasm)

1. Metabolic Rate

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   • Speed at which chemical reactions occur in cells
   1. Affected by:
      1. Gender
      2. Age
      3. Genetic Make-up
      4. Fitness Level
      5. Physical Size
      6. Diet

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• Micro-organisms that cause disease. An infectious disease is one transmitted from person to person with contact with the pathogen.

1. Viruses

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   • HIV, Polio etc..
   1. Differences
2. Bacteria

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   • Tuberculosis 
3. Fungi

   Anotações:

   • Yeasts and Moulds
4. Protozoa

   Anotações:

   • Malaria caused by mosquito saliva
5. Macro-parasite

   Anotações:

   • Head lice, tape worm
6. Spread of pathogens
   1. Direct Contact

      Anotações:

      • Macro-parasites and protozoa
   2. Indirect Contact

      Anotações:

      • Air and contaminated items- bacteria, viruses, fungi...

1. 1870s

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   • It wasnt until the 19th century that germs were identified and recognised as a treatable cause of disease.
2. Doctors of the time

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   • At the time doctors did not want to admit that hygiene was a problem so ignored Semmelweiss's advice.
3. Calcium Chloride

   Anotações:

   • Used calcium chloride as an antiseptic on surfaces

1. 1st line of defence: Skin

   Anotações:

   • Acts as a physical barrier against pathogens
2. 2nd line of defence: Blood cells and stomach acid
   1. Blood cells
      1. Platelets

         Anotações:

         • Wait in blood for cut so they can form a scab
      2. White Blood Cells

         Anotações:

         • Produce anti-toxins to neutralise pathogen
         1. Phagocytes

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            • Phagocytosis- Engulf into vacuole to destroy with enzymes
         2. Lymphocytes

            Anotações:

            • Produce antibodies that bind to antigens on surface of pathogen. This makes a large clump to be engulfed by phagocytes
      3. Red Blood Cells

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         • Large surface area, carry oxygen around body, no nucleus
   2. Stomach Acid

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      • The very low pH of our stomach acid means it is very acidic so may kill many pathogens that cannot cope in the high acidity
3. Antibiotics

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   • Only for bacteria- drugs that target bacterial infections
   1. MRSA

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      • A very resistant strand of Staphylococcus Aureus. 
      1. Mutation

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         • Mutation- change in DNA. The original bacterium that is nto resistant mutates till it is resistant, multiplying as the weaker strands are killed off by antibiotics. Then there is a colony of resistant bacteria 
4. Vaccination
   1. Jenner

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      • In 1796 Edward Jenner realised milkmaids who came into contact with cowpox were immune to smallpox
   2. Immunity

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      • The injection of dead or inactive pathogens of the disease can evoke a response from the body's immune system so they can cope with the virus when they come into contact with it again. It will know the correct antibodies

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• An experiment/operation performed under sterile conditions. Flame sterilisation is a good idea.

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• Pandemic- country/world Epidemic- population or community