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Chapter 1 Vocab

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Effector response   Action that occurs after recognition and binding of antigen by antibody; lysis by complement proteins is an effector response  
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Memory response   The attribute of the immune system mediated by memory cells whereby a second encounter with an antigen induces a heightened state of immunity.  
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Innate immunity   Nonspecific host defenses that exist prior to exposure to an antigen and involve anatomic, physiologic, endocytic and phagocytic, and inflammatory mechanisms  
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Adaptive immunity   Host defenses that are mediated by B and T cells following exposure to antigen and that exhibit specificity, diversity, memory, and self-nonself recognition.  
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Vaccine   A preparation of immunogenic material used to induce immunity against pathogenic organisms  
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Attenuate   To decrease virulence of a pathogen and render it incapable of causing disease. Many vaccines are attenuated bacteria or viruses that raise protective immunity without causing harmful infection.  
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Serum   Fluid protion of the blood, which is free of cells and clotting factors  
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