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The Immune system..
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An organism that causes disease. | Pathogen |
| Part of a bodies defense against pathogens. | Immune Response |
| A chemical produced by a B cell. | Anti Body |
| Immunity in which the antibodies that fight a pathogen. | Passive Immunity |
| A disease that can pass from one organism to another. | Infectious Disease |
| White blood cell that that reacts to each kind of Pathogen. | lymphocyte |
| The ability of the immune system to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease | Immunity |
| A chemical that kills bacteria or slows their growth. | Antiboitic |
| A heating process that is widely used to kill microorganisms | pasteurization |
| A lymphocyte that identifies pathogens. | T cell |
| Immunity that occurs when a person own immune system produces antibodies | Active immunity |
| An abnormal reaction of the body to a previously encountered allergen introduced by inhalation, ingestion, injection or skin contact. | allergy |
| The inflammatory response leaks fluid and certain white blood cells that fight pathogens. | inflammatory response |
| A molecule on a cell that the immune system can recognize as a part of the body or as coming from outside of the body. | antigen |
| The process by which harmless anitgens are deliberately introduced into a person's body to produce active immunity. | vaccination |
| A substance that causes an allergy | allergen |
| A white blood cell that destroys pathogens by engulfing them and breaking them down. | phagocyte |
| A lymphocyte that produces chemicals that help destroy a specific kind of pathogen. | B cell |
| The process by which harmless antigens are deliberately introduced into a person's body to produce active immunity. | Vaccine |
| A chemical that is responsible for the symptoms of an allergy. | Histamine |