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Microbe
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Microsocopic organism
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Dynamic
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characterized by energy or effective action
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Toxic
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Poison, capable of causing injury or death
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Antibody
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Protein produced by the immune system to attack or mark invading pathogens
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Antigen
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Molecule found on the outer surface of cells that the immune system recognizes as part of the body or not
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Antibiotics
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A chemical to destroy or inhibit the growth of bacteria
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Pathogens
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Organisms that cause disease
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Virus
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An ultramicroscopic metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts
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Bacteria
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Unicellular prokaryotic microorganisms, may be pathogenic in plants or animals
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Fungi
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Any of a diverse group of eukaryotic organisms that live by decomposing and absorbing the organic material in which they grow
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Affect
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To act on; produce an effect or change in
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Regulate
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To adjust or make work correctly
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Specific
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Special or unique, particular
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Mechanism
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The way something works; a process of doing something
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Engulf
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To eat or consume
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Vaccine
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Substance made of dead or weakened pathogen to create an immune response which creates future immunity to infection
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AIDS
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A disease of the immune system characterized by increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections
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Infer
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To derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence
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Immunity
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The condition that permits either natural or acquired resistance to disease
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Inhibit
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To hold back, slow down, restrain
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