Defence against infectious disease glossary

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  1. 3. Thrombin converts the soluble protein fibrinogen into the insoluble _____________
  2. 4. White blood cells involved in the non-specific immunity by digesting pathogens after endocytosis
  3. 6. Microbes that cause disease
  4. 9. A bacteria that is resistant to all methicillin based antibiotics, which infects the blood or surgical wounds of hospital patients
  5. 11. The enzyme that is secreted due to the release of clotting factors from platelets
  6. 12. type of white blood cell that is involved in the specific immune response by producing antibodies
  7. 13. A chemical that is used against viruses
  8. 14. any chemical that stimulates an immune response
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  1. 1. A chemical that inhibits the growth of fungi
  2. 2. A chemical secreted by sebaceous glands
  3. 5. produced by types of white blood cells called lymphocytes
  4. 7. Cellular fragments that circulate in the blood
  5. 8. The medical name of a blood clot
  6. 9. A sticky solution of glycoproteins that act as a physical barrier against pathogens
  7. 10. A chemical that inhibits the growth of bacteria