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lymphatic / immunity

antibodies, antivirals, and vaccines

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immune system: 3 lines of defense 1. includes skin and mucous membrane 2. includes macrophages (phagocytic white blood cells) 3. includes B and T cells (lymphocytes - specific type of white blood cells)
Antibiotics target only bacteria, more specifically the infectious bacteria
different ways antibiotics destroy bacteria damage bacterial cell walls, block the production of critical proteins that the bacteria may need
how antibiotics get into the body prescribed in pill form by a doctor, injected by a syringe, by IV
break down the word "antibiotic" anti - against bio - life
Vaccines expose your body to an inactive form of a pathogen or a weakened form of pathogen
Instances where people cannot get vaccines 1. immune system is already compromised, ex. illness 2. newborn babies, immune system n not yet strong enough to receive a vaccine 3. pregnant mother
Antivirals designed to help target viruses
how antivirals get into the body prescribed in pill form by a doctor, injected by a syringe, by IV; must be given in a certain amount of time after getting virus in order to work
downside to antibiotics bacteria may mutate or change and the antibiotic may not be able to fight the bacteria off due to antibiotic resistance
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