Immune system and related vocabulary
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| immune system | complex group of defenses that protects the body against pathogens--includes the skin and respiratory, digestive, and circulatory systems
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| antigen | any complex molecule that is foreign to your body
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| antibody | a protein made in response to a specific antigen that can attach to the antigen and cause it to be useless
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| active immunity | long-lasting immunity that results when the body makes its own antibodies in response to a specific antigen
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| passive immunity | immunity that results when antibodies that are produced in one animal are introduced into another's body; does not last as long as active immunity
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| vaccination | process of giving a vaccine by mouth or by injection to provide active immunity against a disease
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| pasteurization | process in which a liquid is heated to a temperature that kills most bacteria
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| virus | a strand of hereditary material surrounded by a protein coating that can infect and multiply in a host cell
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| infectious disease | disease caused by a virus,bacterium, fungus, or protist that is spread from an infected organism or the environment to another organism
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| biological vector | disease carrying-organism that carries a disease, such as a rat, mosquito, or fly, that spreads a disease
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| sexually transmitted disease (STD) | infectious disease, such as chlamydia, AIDS, or genital herpes, that is passed from one person to another during sexual contact
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| noninfectious disease | disease, such as cancer, diabetes, or asthma, that is not spread from one person to another
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| allergy | overly strong reaction of the immune system to a foreign substance
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| allergen | substance that causes an allergic reaction
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| chemotherapy | use of chemicals to destroy cancer cells
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