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Body Defenses

Body Defenses & Disease

TermDefinition
Noninfectious disease a disease that cannot spread from one individual to another
Infectious disease a disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread to others
Pathogen a microorganism, another organism, a virus, or a protein that causes disease
6 ways pathogens are spread Air, contaminated objects, person-to-person, animals, food, water
Immunity the ability to resist or to recover from an infectious disease
Pasteurization process that uses heat and pressure to kill bacteria in milk
Pasteurization - Who? When? Where? Louis Pasteur, mid-1800's, France
Vaccine substance that helps your body develop immunity to a disease
Antibiotics substance that can kill bacteria or slow its growth
Immune System the cells and tissues that recognize and attack foreign substances in the body
Macrophage immune system cell that engulfs pathogens and other materials
Antibody a protein made by B cells that binds to a specific antigen
Antigen substance that stimulates an immune response
T cell an immune system cell that coordinates the immune system and attacks many infected cells
B cell a white blood cell that makes antibodies
Memory B cells a B cell that responds to an antigen more strongly when the body is reinfected with an antigen than it does during its first encounter with the antigen
Allergy reaction to a harmless or common substance by the body's immune system
Autoimmune disease a disease in which the immune system attacks the organism's own cells
Cancer condition in which cells divide at an uncontrolled rate and become invasive
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) virus that causes AIDS
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) condition in which the immune system cannot attack HIV or other diseases
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