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Lymphatic system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What do antibiotics do? | Kill bacteria |
| What do antivirals do? | Stop virus reproduction |
| What do vaccines do? | Train the immune system to kill certain pathogens |
| What is one way antibiotics kill bacteria? | Breaking the cell wall |
| What is another way antibiotics kill bacteria? | Depriving bacteria of essential proteins |
| What is one way antibiotics can be taken? | Pills |
| What is another way antibiotics can be taken? | Injection or IV |
| How does the immune system fight off pathogens? | Antibodies |
| What do antibodies do? | Shut down pathogens |
| What is it called when certain people are protected though the vaccination of others? | Herd Immunity |
| What is one type of person that can't be vaccinated? | Infant |
| What is another type of person that can't be vaccinated? | Sickly person |
| What is another type of person that can't be vaccinated? | Pregnant woman |
| Can pathogens mutate? | Yes |
| Why do we have to get a flu shot every year? | The Flu virus mutates |