Immune system
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- 3. the act of introducing a vaccine into the body to produce protection from a specific disease.
- 4. helps the body fight infection and other diseases
- 6. a type of immune cell that can surround and kill microorganisms, ingest foreign material, and remove dead cells
- 7. submicroscopic infectious agents that replicate only inside the living cells of an organism.
- 10. the reproduction of viruses using a host cell to manufacture more viruses; the viruses then burst out of the cell
- 11. a type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
- 12. acquired from exposure to the disease organism through infection with the actual disease
- 14. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies
- 17. a type of white blood cell
- 18. any substance that causes the body to make an immune response against that substance
- 20. biquitous, mostly free-living organisms often consisting of one biological cell.
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- 1. medicines that fight infections caused by bacteria in humans and animals by either killing the bacteria or making it difficult for the bacteria to grow and multiply
- 2. one of two cycles of viral reproduction
- 5. a type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue
- 8. a protein made by plasma cells (a type of white blood cell) in response to an antigen
- 9. produce an immune response against non-self or foreign bodies leading to immunity and protection against diseases
- 13. an organ that is part of the lymphatic system, in which T lymphocytes grow and multiply
- 15. an organ that is part of the lymphatic system
- 16. protects your child's body from outside invaders
- 19. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause infection and disease.