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Complement protein |
Enhance phagocytosis by helping the phagocytic cells bind better to pathogens and activating the phagocytes |
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Interferon |
Binds to neighboring cells and stimulates these cells to produce antiviral proteins which can prevent viral replication in these cells |
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Neautrophils |
Phagocytosis:blood cells that ingest bacteria |
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Macrophages |
Phagocytosis: blood cells that ingest bacteria |
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Lymphocytes |
Specific immunity(antibodies and killing of pathogens):blood cells that produce antibodies and other chemicals |
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Lymphocytes |
Are a type of white blood cell that is produced in red bone marrow |
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Antibodies |
Are proteins produced by B lymphocytes that specifically react with a foreign antigen |
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Lymphocytes |
Are a type of white blood cell that is produced in red bone marrow |
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Antibodies |
Are proteins produced by B lymphocytes that specifically react with a foreign antigen |
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Antigen |
A substance foreign to the body that causes an immune response |
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Cytotoxic T cells |
Destroys pathogens and release chemicals called cytokines |
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Primary response |
The body's first response to an invasion by a pathogen |
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Primary response |
The body's first response to an invasion by a pathogen |
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Memory cells |
Long-living cells that are exposed to the antigen during the primary immune response |
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Primary response |
The body's first response to an invasion by a pathogen |
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Memory cells |
Long-living cells that are exposed to the antigen during the primary immune response |
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Immunization |
(vaccination) is the deliberate exposure of the body to antigen so that a primary response and immune memory cells will develop |
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Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
AIDS disease |
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DPT |
Disease: Diphtheria,pertussis(whooping cough),tetanus |
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DPT |
Disease: Diphtheria,pertussis(whooping cough),tetanus Content: D: inactivated toxin P: inactivated bacteria T: inactivated toxin |
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Inactivated polio |
Disease: Poliomyelitis Content: Inactivated virus |
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MMR |
Disease: Measles, mumps,rubella.
Content: All three inactivated viruses. |
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Varicella |
Disease: chicken pox Content: inactivated virus |
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HIB |
Disease: Haemophilus influanza(flu) type b
Content: portions of bacteria cell wall covering |
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HBV |
Disease: Hepatitis B Content: subunit of virus |
