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21 Cards in this Set
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Plasmodium
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Malaria
vector-mosquitoes |
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Trypanosoma
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African Sleeping Sickness
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Borrelia burgdorferi
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Lyme disease
Vector-ticks |
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Schistosoma
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Schistsomiasis
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Clostridium tentani
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Tetnus
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Tinea
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Athlete's Foot and Ring Worm
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Entamoeba
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Amebic dysentry
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Taenia saginata
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Beef tape worm
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Antibodies attack connective tissues around the joints
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Myasthenia gravis
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Antibodies attack neuromuscular junctions
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Multiple Sclerosis
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Antibodies destroy the functions of the neurons in the brain and spinal cord
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Type I diabetes
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Antibodies attack the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas
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Lupus erythmatosus
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Lupus- antibodies attack cells and tissues of the body
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B Cells
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Lymphocyte that makes antibodies.
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Helper T Cells
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First identify pathogen and send message to B cells
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Histamine
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Substance that causes sneezing, runny noses, and itchy eyes
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Killer T Cells
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Directly attacks and destroys antigen bearing cells
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Mast cells
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A cell that releases histamines
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Memory B Cells
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The immune cell that can store info about the pathogen to provide future immunity
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Plasma Cell
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When exposed to antigen some B cells multiply and become this type of cell
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Suppressor T Cells
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Shuts of the immune response
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