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Section 12
Immune Response
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| T Cells | this cells are known as "killer cells" that destroy viruses and bacteria |
| B Cells | they make antibodies that attach to antigens found on viruses and bacteria |
| Immunity | it remembers something that has attacked you so its easier to fight the next time you are exposed |
| Passive Immunity | a person gets from another person (mother's milk)and is short lived |
| Active Immunity | is acquired by being exposed to disease or by vaccines |
| Vaccines | they weakened or killed bacteria or virus is injected into a person so that it stimulates the immune system recognize the bacteria or virus in the future and remember to attack and destroy it. |
| Parasites | is an organism that lives on or in a host and gets its food from or at the expense of its host |