The Immune system.. Word Scramble
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An organism that causes disease. | Pathogen |
Part of a bodies defense against pathogens. | Immune Response |
A chemical produced by a B cell. | Anti Body |
Immunity in which the antibodies that fight a pathogen. | Passive Immunity |
A disease that can pass from one organism to another. | Infectious Disease |
White blood cell that that reacts to each kind of Pathogen. | lymphocyte |
The ability of the immune system to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease | Immunity |
A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth. | Antiboitic |
A heating process that is widely used to kill microorganisms | pasteurization |
A lymphocyte that identifies pathogens. | T cell |
Immunity that occurs when a person own immune system produces antibodies | Active immunity |
An abnormal reaction of the body to a previously encountered allergen introduced by inhalation, ingestion, injection or skin contact. | allergy |
The inflammatory response leaks fluid and certain white blood cells that fight pathogens. | inflammatory response |
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. | antigen |
The process by which harmless anitgens are deliberately introduced into a person's body to produce active immunity. | vaccination |
A substance that causes an allergy | allergen |
A white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down. | phagocyte |
A lymphocyte that produces chemicals that help destroy a specific kind of pathogen. | B cell |
The process by which harmless antigens are deliberately introduced into a person's body to produce active immunity. | Vaccine |
A chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy. | Histamine |
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