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Immunity

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vaccination administration of a weak pathogen so that the body can make antibodies
disease disorder of function or structure an an organism that gives symptoms and effects only in one area
cancer disease that cause abnormal division of cells
antigen a foreign substance that causes an immune response to fight pathegens
antibody protein produced by plasma cells and is used by the immune system to fight pathogens
antibiotic medicine that kills microorganisms
allergy a body's immune response to a certain substane
HIV a disease that changes the immune system by turning T-cells into more copies of its self and makes the host more vulnerable to infections
AIDS a disease that causes a severe loss of T-cells in the blood and opens the organism to infections
pathogen a microorganism that can cause disease such as a bacterium or a virus
histamine compound that is released by cells when there is an allergic reaction
white blood cells cells that protect the organism from infectious disease and foreign invaders
tumor a swelling in a part of a body caused by cancer
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