Immune System Vocabulary.
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| Pathogen | any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
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| Immune Response | Cells of the immune system that can distinguish between different pathogens.The immune system cells react to each kind of pathogen with a defense specifcally targeted for that pathogen.
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| Antibody | A chemical produced by a B cell of the immune system that destroys a specific tyoe of pathogen.
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| Passive Immunity | When your immune system produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen.
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| Infectious Disease | A disease that can pass from one organism to another.
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| Lymphocyte | White blood cell that reacts to each kind of pathogen with a defense targeted specifically at that pathogen.
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| Immunity | The ability of the immune system to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease.
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| Antibiotic | A chemical that kills bacteria or slows the growth without harming the body cells of humans.
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| Pasteurization | A heating process that is widely used to kill microorganisms in food products such as milk.
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| T Cell | A lymphocyte that identifies pathogens and distinguishes one pathogen from another.
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| Allergy | An abnormal reaction of the body to a previously encountered allergen introduced by inhalation, ingestion, injection or skin contact.
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| Inflammatory Response | The inflammatory response leaks fluid and certain white blood cells that fight pathogens.
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| Antigen | A molecule on a cell that the immune system can recognize as a part of the body or as coming from outside of the body.
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| Vaccination | The process by which harmless anitgens are deliberately introduced into a person's body to produce active immunity.
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| Allergen | A substance that causes an allergy.
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| Phagocyte | A white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down.
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| B Cell | A lymphocyte that produces chemicals that help destroy a specific kind of pathogen.
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| Vaccine | The process by which harmless antigens are deliberately introduced into a person's body to produce active immunity.
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| Histamine | A chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy.
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| Active Immunity | Antibodies that fight pathogens that came from another source other than someone's own body.
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