WJEC GCSE Biology 3400QS · 2.8(e)
Body defences against disease
- Code
- 2.8(e)
- In
- 2.8 Disease, Defence and Treatment
- Topic
- 2 Unit 2: Variation, Homeostasis and Micro-organisms
- Course
- GCSE Biology 3400QS
- Board
- WJEC
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Points in 2.8 Disease, Defence and Treatment
- 2.8(a) Harmless microorganisms and pathogens
- 2.8(b) Types of pathogen; structure of bacteria and viruses
- 2.8(c) Communicable diseases and their spread
- 2.8(d) HIV/AIDS, chlamydia and malaria
- 2.8(e) Body defences against disease
- 2.8(f) Antigens and antibodies
- 2.8(g) Vaccination and parental decisions
- 2.8(h) How vaccines work
- 2.8(i) Memory cells
- 2.8(j) Antibiotics
- 2.8(k) Antibiotic resistance and MRSA
- 2.8(l) Preventing conditions with drugs and therapies
- 2.8(m) Side effects and testing of new drugs
- 2.8(n) Discovery and development of new medicines
- 2.8(o) Producing monoclonal antibodies
- 2.8(p) Medical uses of monoclonal antibodies