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Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pathogens | an organism that causes disease |
| Infectious Disease | a disease caused by a living thing inside the body |
| Toxin | poison produced by bacteria |
| Inflammatory Response | when fluid and white blood cells to get into tissue to fight infections |
| phagocyte | a white blood cell that eats pathogens |
| Immune Response | when cells are specifically target for a specific pathogen |
| lymphocyte | white blood cells that distinguish between different pathogens |
| T Cells | identifying and distinguishing between different pathogens |
| Antigens | molecules that are distinguished between other molecules as part of your body foreign |
| B Cells | produced by lymphocytes that produce antibodies |
| Antibodies | proteins that destroy pathogens |
| Immunity | the bodies ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause diseases |
| Active Immunity | immunity that develops because one has already had the disease |
| Vaccination | deliberate introduction of the disease into one's body so it will build up immunity |
| Vaccine | the substance that is used in the vaccination |
| Antibiotic | a chemical that kills bacteria |
| Passive Immunity | immunity that has developed because one has received them from someone else |
| Noninfectious Disease | diseases that are not caused by pathogens in the body |
| Allergy | disorder that occurs when the immune system is overly sensitive to the foreign substances |
| Allergen | causes an allergy |
| Histamine | chemical that is responsive for the symptoms of allergy (causes sneezing, itching, etc.) |