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disease
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any change (other than injury) that disrupts the normal functions of body
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pathogens
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disease causing agents
infectious disease |
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germ theory disease
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disease are caused by germs
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vectors
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animals that carry pathogens from human to human
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antibodies
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compounds that kill bacteria without harming cells
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immunity
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fight infection through the production of cells that inactivate foreign substances
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your bodies most non-specific defense is
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skin
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inflammatory response
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second line of defense if pathogens get past immunity; response; reaction to tissue damage
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fever
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releases chemicals that increase the body temperature
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vaccination
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injection of a weakened form of a pathogen to produce immunity
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active immunity
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makes own antibodies in response to antigen
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passive immunity
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foreign antibodies that are injected into bloodstream to help against pathogen
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