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Immunity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Immunity | the body’s ability to resist a disease |
| Antigen | any foreign object such as dust, bacteria, or virus that enters the body |
| Antibody | proteins in the blood or on cell membranes that help identify and destroy antigens |
| Macrophage | large cells that seek out, engulf and destroy cells. |
| Agglutinate | the clumping and destruction of antigens by the immune system |
| Allergy | a rapid overreaction to an antigen that is not normally harmful. |
| Active Immunity | the body produces its own antibodies to attack a particular antigen |
| Passive Immunity | the body is given antibodies to attack a particular antigen, e.g. fetal immunity |
| Lymphocytes | the cells of the immune system including T-Cells, B-cells, and macrophages. |
| B Cells | made in the bone marrow, make antibodies |
| T Cells | made in the thymus, have the ability to kill pathogens |
| Pathogen | any disease carrying organism like a bacteria, virus, or parasite |
| Antibiotics | a class of drugs used to fight bacterial infections |
| Virus | a small, parasitic pathogen that causes disease |
| Toxin | a poisonous chemical produced by a pathogen |
| Autoimmune disease | the immune system attacks cells in its own body |
| Diabetes Mellitus | an autoimmune disease where sugar is not taken out of the blood |
| Multiple Sclerosis | an autoimmune disease that attacks the nervous system |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | an autoimmune disease that attacks the joints |
| HIV | the virus that causes AIDS |
| AIDS | a viral infection that leads to other infections and eventual death |
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