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- 2. a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen
- 5. To produce immunity to a particular infectious disease or pathogen.
- 7. a toxin or other foreign substance which induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.
- 8. a method by which a virus can replicate its DNA using a host cell.
- 10. an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.
- 14. A cell that is part of the immune system and helps the body fight infections and other diseases
- 15. A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies.
- 17. They help the body fight infection and other diseases.
- 18. A type of white blood cell that surrounds and kills microorganisms, removes dead cells, and stimulates the action of other immune system cells.
- 19. Immunity that does not require prior sensitization to an antigen.
- 20. results when exposure to a disease organism triggers the immune system to produce antibodies to that disease.
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- 1. the virus introduces its genome into a host cell and initiates replication by hijacking the host's cellular machinery to make new copies of the virus.
- 3. the immune system's way of protecting the body against an infectious disease.
- 4. medicines that fight bacterial infections in people and animals.
- 6. protects your child's body from outside invaders.
- 9. happens when germs like bacteria and fungi develop the ability to defeat the drugs designed to kill them.
- 11. a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.
- 12. They help protect the body from infection and may help fight cancer.
- 13. a mean by which the body is given immunity to a disease by intentional exposure to small quantities of it.
- 16. A type of immune cell that is made in the bone marrow and is found in the blood and in lymph tissue.