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causes rapid drop in BP and is life threatening
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anaphylaxis
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activates phagocytic cells in the body to attack pathogens
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FEVER
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how can vaccines cause the disease they are meant to prevent
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some contain the actual organism
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occurs into resonse to an injury
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inflammation
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triggers an allergy
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allergen
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what immunity crosses placenta and passes through the breast milk
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naturally aquired passive
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which activated T cell is active against viruses and protects against cancer
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cytotoxic
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OTC medicine for allergies
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antihistamines
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Carcinogen
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cigarette smoke
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mucous membranes and skin are which type of nonspecific body defense
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mechanical barriers
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T cell that prevents having same disease twice
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memory
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used to rescue person experiencing anaphylaxis
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epinephrine
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describes a primary immune response
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takes several weeks and causes memory cells to develop
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nonspecific body defense when neutrophils and monocytes leave blood stream to attack pathogens in other tissues
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phagocytosis
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are the major WBC's involved in specific defenses
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macrophages and lymphocytes
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mainly target cancer cells
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natural killer (NK) cells
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the nonspecific body defense that utilizes enzymes in body fluid to destoy pathogens
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chemical barriers
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type of immunity that results from having an infectious disease
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naturally aquired active
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type of immunity that requires injection with an antibody
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artificially aquired passive
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most lymphocytes are
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T cells
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an excessive immune response that involves IgE antibodies
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allergy
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which activated T cells increase phagocytosis and antibody formation
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helper
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produce memory cells that trigger a strong response to future exposures to the same antigen
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B cells
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pt. has to have spleen removed asks will removal cause a problem. Your best response would be
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there may be some impaired immunity
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allows for the examination of tissues
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biopsy
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