Immunity Flashcards
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| 5874151303 | Immunity | The body's ability to destroy pathogens before they can cause disease. | 0 | |
| 5897039241 | Antigen | A protein that, when introduced in the blood, triggers the production of an antibody | 1 | |
| 5897041843 | Antibody | A protein made by B cells that binds to a specific antigen | 2 | |
| 5897042457 | Vaccination | injection of a weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity | 3 | |
| 5897043175 | Immune Response | the body's specific recognition, response, and memory to a pathogen attack | 4 | |
| 5897043176 | Allergy | a specific reaction of the immune system to a foreign and frequently harmless substance | 5 | |
| 5897044499 | Vaccine | A preparation of dead or weakened pathogen that is used to induce formation of antibodies or immunity against the pathogen | 6 | |
| 5897044500 | Receptor | a protein that detects a signal molecule or pathogen | 7 | |
| 5897045629 | White Blood Cell | Fight infection | 8 | |
| 5897053071 | Microbe | A pathogen | 9 | |
| 5897054883 | Antibiotics | Medicines that reduce or kill harmful bacteria in the body | 10 | |
| 5897054884 | homeostasis | Maintaining a stable environment | 11 | |
| 5897074239 | Pathogen | Bacteria, Virus, Protist, Fungus | 12 | |
| 5897087834 | Immunization | the act of giving someone a vaccine. | 13 | |
| 5897088943 | Mutation | Change in DNA | 14 |