Immune & Infectious Diseases
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| pathogen | an organism, a virus or a protein that causes disease
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| immune system | made up of tissues and specialized white blood cells that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body
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| macrophage | a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing and digesting them (eating)
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| T cell | coordinate the body's immune response while others attack the infected cells (aka helper T)
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| B cell | make antibodies that attach to a specific antigen
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| antibody | specialize protein that binds to a specific antigen to tag it for destruction
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| immunity | ability to resist or recover from an infectious disease
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| vaccine | substance prepared from killed or weakened pathogens that is introduced into the body to produce immunity
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| noninfectious disease | diseases that are caused by hereditary or environmental factors (you catch it)
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| infectious disease | a disease caused by a pathogen (you can catch it)
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| antibiotic | a medicine used to kill or slow the growth of bacteria or other microorganisms
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| antiviral drug | a drug that destroys viruses or prevents their replication
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| bacteria | Made up of prokaryotes (no nucleus) that usually have a cell wall and reproduce by cell division. Causes diseases like TB, Strep throat, sinus infections and food poisoning
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| virus | Depends on living things to reproduce. Insert their DNA into a cell and take over the cell so it will reproduce quickly and infect other cells. Causes the common cold, flu and HIV.
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| fungi | Gets energy by absorbing materials and have cell walls but no chloroplast. They can be single-celled or multicellular. This group includes yeasts, molds and mushroom. It can cause skin diseases such as ringworm and athlete's foot.
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| parasite | an organism that lives on and feeds on another organism, called a host; usually harm the host; examples are a protist that cause malaria, worms, or contaminated food or water
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