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Resistance
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The ability to ward off disease through innate and adaptive immunity.
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Susceptibility
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The lack of a resistance to a disease.
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Nonspecific resistance
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Bodily defenses that guard against pathogens in general.
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Specific resistance
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Bodily defenses that guard against a specific antigen.
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Humoral immunity
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Immunity produced by antibodies dissolved in body fluids, mediated by B-cells
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Cell-mediated immunity
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An immune response that involves T-cells binding to antigens presented on antigen presenting cells; T-cells then differentiate into several types of effector T-cells.
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Interferon
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A specific group of cytokines produced in response to viral infection.
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Chemotaxis
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Movement in response to a chemical.
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Antibody
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A protein produced by the body in response to an antigen and capable of combining specifically to tyat antigen.
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Antigen
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Any substance that elicits an immune response.
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Lymphokines
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A subset of cytokines produced by lymphocytes.
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Sanitation
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The removal of microbes from eating utensils and food preparation areas.
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Sterilization
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The removal of all microorganisms including endospores.
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Antiseptic
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A chemical method for disinfection of living tissue.
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Disinfectant
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Chemical used to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms on inanimate objects.
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Bacteriostatic
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Chemical that inhibits microbial growth.
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Bacteriocidal
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Kills bacteria.
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