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Ch 17: Disease and Reistance

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show the immune system responds to antigen by producing antibodies and specific lymphocytes  
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Acute period   show
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show a highly specific protein produced by the body in response to a foreign substance  
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show the form of acquired immunity conferred to an individual through the activity of B cells and the production of antibodies  
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Antigen   show
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show the region on antibody that binds to an antigen  
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show a section of an antigen molecule that binds to the antibody binding site and stimulates an immune response  
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Epitope   show
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show an antibody produced by the body that circulates in the blood stream to provide protection against toxins by neutralizing them  
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Avirulent   show
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show an infected arthropod that transmits disease-causing organisms between hosts  
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B lymphocyte   show
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Carrier   show
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Cell mediated immunity   show
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Commensalism   show
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Cytotoxic T cells   show
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show the process of identifying a disease, illness or problem by examining an individual  
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Direct contact   show
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show an airborne particle of mucus and sputum from the respiratory tract that contains disease-causing microorganisms  
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show referring to a constant presence of disease or persistence of an infectious agent at low levels in a population  
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show a metabolic poison, produced chiefly by gram-negative bacteria that are part of the bacterial cell wall, composed of lipid-polysaccharide-protein complexes  
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Fecal-oral route   show
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show an abnormally high body temperature that is usually caused by a bacterial or viral infection  
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show an inanimate object that carries disease organisms  
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Heavy chain   show
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show A T-lymphocyte that enhances the activity of B-lymphocytes and stimulates destruction of macrophages infected with bacteria  
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show an organism infected by a pathogen  
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Hyaluronidase   show
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show the time that elapses between the entry of a pathogen into the host and the appearance of signs and symptoms  
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Indirect contact   show
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Infection   show
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Infectious dose   show
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Inflammation   show
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Interferon   show
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show the ability of a pathogen to spread from one point to adjacent areas in the host and cause structural damage to those tissues  
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show a smaller polypeptide in an antibody  
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show a type of white blood cell that functions in the immune system  
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Lysozyme   show
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Macrophage   show
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Mechanical vector   show
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Memory B cell   show
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Memory T cell   show
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show a sticky secretion of viscous fluid  
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Mucous membrane   show
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Mutualism   show
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show referring to pathogens that only cause disease when the person’s immune system is weakened  
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Outbreak   show
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Pandemic   show
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show a close association between two organisms in which one (the parasite) feeds on the other (the host) and may cause injury to the host  
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show the temporary immunity that comes from receiving antibodies from another source  
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show the ability of a disease-causing agent to gain entry to a host and bring about a physiological or anatomical change interpreted as disease  
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Period of convalescence   show
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show the phase of disease during which the symptoms subside  
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Phagocyte   show
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Phagocytosis   show
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Plasma cell   show
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Portal of entry   show
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Portal of exit   show
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Probiotic   show
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show the phase of disease during which general symptoms occur in the body  
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Pyrogen   show
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show the location or organism where disease-causing agents exist and maintain their ability for infection  
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show the fluid portion of the blood consisting of water, minerals, salts, proteins, and other organic substances including antibodies  
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show a indication of the presence of a disease  
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Symbiosis   show
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Symptom   show
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show a collection of signs or symptoms that together are characteristic of a disease  
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show a type of white blood cell that matures in the thymus gland and is associated with cell-mediated immunity  
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show a poisonous chemical substance produced by an organism  
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Toxoid   show
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Virulence   show
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show a disease spread from another animal to humans  
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