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Immunity and Vaccine

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What is a non-specific immunity response? a response that is immediate and the same for all pathogens
What is a specific immunity response? a response that is slower and specific to each pathogen
Stomach acids, Phagocytes, Eyes and Tears, Skin and Sweat, and fever and inflammation are all examples of what? non-specific immune response
Humoral Immunity, Antigens and antibodies, T Cells, B Cells, and Cell-mediated immunity are all examples of what? specific immune response
What eats pathogens, breaks them down, and displays the pathogen's antigens? macrophages
What interacts with antigens on macrophages, then stimulates and activates Killer T and B cells? helper T cells
What is the difference between killer T and helper T cells? killer T cells use special weapons to destroy infected body cells killing them, whereas helper T cells activate and make the killer T cells.
What do B cells produce? Antibodies
What do antibodies do? Tag pathogens so macrophages can find and destroy them more easily
What remembers antigens so the immune system can fight off a pathogen faster the next time? memory cells
What is an antigen? a surface level molecule on a pathogen that allows the immune system to recognize the pathogen
What is a pathogen? A disease causing organism or virus
Are antibodies specific? Yes
What do antibiotics work on? Bacteria, not viruses
Created by: zahnsg
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