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Phagocyte |
Cells that protect the body by ingesting harmful bacteria |
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Phagocytosis |
The process of a phagocyte destroying foreign material. |
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Vaccination |
Process of administering vaccines either by injection or swallowing |
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Antigen |
A foreign substance that enters your body and stimulates production of antibodies against it. |
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Pathogens |
Bacteria, viruses or fungi that causes diseases. |
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Vaccine |
Contains a weakened or inactive form of the pathogen which gives rise to mild disease symptoms. Which gives immunity to serious forms of the disease. |
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Virus |
A small infectious agent that only replicates in the cells of other living organisms. |
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How Antibiotics work? |
By blocking vital processes in bacteria, killing them, or stopping them from multiplying. |
