Unscramble these answers… Microscopic variety of life - sminragocormi

1. Unscramble these answers… • Microscopic variety of life - sminragocormi • System of cells, tissue and organs which defend the body from infection – muenim • Technical name for white blood cells – ctyseoceul • Cells skilled in ingesting/eating microbes – ghapotyesc • Infection caused by a bacterium - monlaslela Bonus: Which ‘A’ is which...? • A ‘name label’. • Chemicals produced by white blood cells which kill microbes. • Medicine which fight bacterial and fungal infections but NOT viral.

2. Unscramble these answers… • Microscopic variety of life - microorganism • System of cells, tissue and organs which defend the body from infection – Immune • Technical name for white blood cells – Leucocytes • Cells skilled in ingesting/eating microbes – Phagocytes • Infection caused by a bacterium - Salmonella Bonus: Which ‘A’ is which...? • A ‘name label’. Antigen • Chemicals produced by white blood cells which kill microbes. Antibodies • Medicine which fight bacterial and fungal infections but NOT viral. Antibiotics

3. Superbugs: An unstoppable menace?

5. Superbugs • Also know as AntibioticResistantBacteria. • They are nasty pathogenic microbes which have, through genetic mutation, become resistant to major antibiotics. • I.e. Most antibiotics will NOT kill them. • This makes them very difficult to treat and very dangerous.

6. Risky Business Modern day use of antibiotics has been blamed for a rise in “superbugs”. • Antibiotics are used too often • Many people do not finish their full course of antibiotics (they stop taking them too early) Why does this increase superbugs?

7. Superbug Generation First statement could be- “Person develops bacterial infection” though bonus points for creating your own!! Extension: if you finish early answer this question: Why is it a good idea that in the UK antibiotics are only available from a doctor/on prescription?

8. Superbugs: An unstoppable menace?