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15 Cards in this Set
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parasites
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organisms that live in or on another organism and derive nourishment from it
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virus
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smallest known type of infectious agent
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immunity
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bodys natural defenses against infection
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phagocytosis
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process by which phagocytes engulf and destroy pathogens
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neutrophilis
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chief type of phagocyte involved in phagocytosis
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antibodies
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proteins that destroy or neutralize invading pathogens
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pneumonia
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serious inflamation of the lungs
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TB
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highly contagious bacterical infection that most often affects the lungs
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vaccine
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a preparation based on a weakened or dead pathogen that provides immunity by causing the body to produce antibodies to the pathogen
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immunization
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a program whereby communities of other large populations are systematically made immune to a disease
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rubella
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german measles
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active immunity
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the immunity your body develops to protect you from disease
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passive immunity
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temporary immunity that an infant acquires from its mother
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live virus vaccines
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made from weakened viruses
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killed virus vaccines
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contain viruses that have been killed
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