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- 5. A microscopic organism, including bacterium, virus, or fungus.
- 7. A process which renders to organism immunity to a specific disease by exposing the organism to an antigen to promote the production of antibodies to a particular antigen.
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- 1. Microscopic living organisms, usually one-celled, that can be found everywhere. They can be dangerous or beneficial.
- 2. Specialised cells that help the immune system fight disease.
- 3. A small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms.
- 4. A biological preparation that improves immunity to a particular disease. A vaccine typically contains an agent that resembles a disease-causing microorganism and is often made from weakened or killed forms of the microbe.
- 6. Examples include molds, mildews, mushrooms, that are parasites on living organisms or that feed upon dead organic material.
