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Title: Living in a clean environment and building immunity help keep a person healthy.


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Living in a clean environment and building
immunity help keep a person healthy.
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  • Antiseptics kill pathogens outside of the body.
  • do not target specific pathogens
  • cause pathogen to burst
  • ex. soap, rubbing alcohol

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Antibiotics kill pathogens inside the body
  • target one specific bacterium or fungus
  • cause pathogen to burst
  • not effective against viruses

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  • Antibiotic resistance can cause medicines
  • to become ineffective.
  • Caused by
  • misuse or overuse of
  • antibiotics
  • Use in livestock feed
  • Antibacterial soaps

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  • Vaccines control pathogens and disease
  • given to prevent illness
  • produce artificial immunity
  • contain the antigen of a weakened pathogen

NO evidence that vaccines cause autism!
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  • Community Immunity-Everyone is protected if a
    large of people are vaccinated. (80-95)
  • People may opt out
  • Personal Beliefs
  • Medical Reasons
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