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- 4. a tissue reaction to injury or an antigen that may include pain, swelling, itching, redness, heat, and loss of function.
- 7. A microscopic hairlike process extending from the surface of a cell or unicellular organism.
- 8. A biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease
- 9. an infection of the lips, mouth, or gums due to the herpes simplex virus. It causes small, painful blisters commonly called cold sores or fever blisters. Oral herpes is also called herpes labialis.
- 10. a chronic bacterial disease that is contracted chiefly by infection during sexual intercourse, but also congenitally by infection of a developing fetus.
- 13. the immunity that results from the production of antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an antigen.
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- 1. A type of illness that can be treated with an antibiotic.
- 2. A HIV test that can be done easily at home.
- 3. an adaptation of the Southern blot procedure, used to identify specific amino-acid sequences in proteins.
- 4. the reaction of the cells and fluids of the body to the presence of a substance that is not recognized as a constituent of the body itself.
- 5. Small, bean-shaped masses of tissue scattered along the lymphatic system that act as filters and immune monitors, removing fluids, or bacteria.
- 6. A bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease
- 8. A disease or illness that can not be cured with an antibiotic.
- 11. a very small parasitic bacterium that, like a virus, requires the biochemical mechanisms of another cell in order to reproduce. Bacteria of this type cause various diseases including trachoma, psittacosis, and nonspecific urethritis.
- 12. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen.
- 14. a member of a large group or eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms.
- 15. The ability to resit an illness.