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Fighting Disease

Human Biology and Health

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Lymphocyte is a white blood cell that distinguishes between each kind of pathogen
Diabetes is a condition in which the pancreas fails to produce enough insulin or the body's cells cannot use it properly.
Pathogen is an organism that causes a disease
phagocyte is a white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down
T Cells is a lymphocyte that identifies pathogens and distinguishes one pathogen from another
AIDS is a disease that attacks the immune system
Vaccination is the process by which harmless antigens are deliberately introduced into a persons body to produce active immunity. Also called immunization
Allergy is a disorder in which the immune system is overly sensitive to a foreign substance
tumor is an abnormal tissue mass that results from s rapid division
insulin is a chemical produced in the pancreas that enables the body's cells to take in glucose from the blood and use it for energy
carcinogens is a substance or a factor in the envoirment that can cause cancer
histamine is a chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of and allergy
inflammatory response the art of a bodies defense against pathogens
B Cells is a lymphocyte that produces proteins that help destroy pathogens
HIV is the virus that causes aids
Vaccine is a substance used in a vaccination
Allergen Is a substance that causes an allergy
Infectious Disease caused by pathogens
Non Infectious Disease not caused by pathogens
antibiotic is a chemical that kills bacteria or slows growth with harming body cells
active immunity occurs when a persons own body produces antibodies in response to the presence of a pathogen
Antibody is a protein produced in the b cell
immune response is the part of a body's defense against pathogens in which cells in the immune system react to each kind of pathogen with a specific defense targeted at the pathogen
toxin poison
asthma narrowing of respiratory passages
immunity the bodies ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease
passive immunity antibodies are given to a person rather than produced
antigens are molecules that immune system recognizes
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