What is the difference between an antibiotic and an antiseptic?
Antiseptics are used inside the body, but antibiotics are used outside the body
Antiseptics are used outside the body, but antibiotics are used inside the body
Antibiotics are produced by white blood cells in the body and antiseptics are man-made chemicals
Which of these cells produces antibodies?
Platelet
Lymphocyte
Phagocyte
Which drug originally came from the willow tree?
Insulin
Paracetamol
Asparin
Which of these is a non-specific defence against pathogens?
Skin
Antibodies
Lymphocytes
Which acid is found in the stomach and helps to kill pathogens that have been ingested?
Sulfuric acid
Hydrochloric acid
Nitric acid
Which of these cells engulfs bacteria?
Red blood cells
Phagocytes
What is a vaccine made from?
An active form of the pathogen
An antibody against the pathogen
A dead or inactive form of the pathogen
Which of these types of drugs could you use to treat a person suffering from a measles infection?
Antibiotic
Antiseptic
Antiviral
What is the second step in human drug testing?
Animal trials
Human clinical trials
Preclinical drug trials
What is a placebo?
A drug that can cause side effects
An active version of a drug
An inactive version of a drug