Immunity

4. a natural or acquired state of protection from a pathogen or infectious disease
8. type of acquired immunity gained when an individual receives a vaccine
11. type of immunity that occurs when the majority of a population, but not all, has been given a vaccine and becomes resistant to infection
13. a host organism in which an infectious agent that is pathogenic for some other species lives and multiplies typically without damaging the host
15. disease transmission that requires close contact between an infected person and a susceptible host
16. a protein produced by the body's immune system in response to a foreign substance

1. type of acquired immunity gained when the body is exposed to a disease-causing agent, such as a virus or bacteria, and develops its own defense mechanisms, including antibodies and memory cells
2. specific immune defense mechanisms that are acquired over a lifetime and use antibodies to respond to specific antigens
3. vulnerable to harm by a particular thing
5. the transfer of an infectious agent from one person or object to another, resulting in the spread of a disease.
6. type of immunity in which your body makes its own antibodies following infection and recovery or from a vaccine
7. disease transmission that occurs from a reservoir to contaminated surfaces or objects or through vectors (i.e., mosquitoes)
9. a foreign invader
10. type of immunity in which antibodies are given to a child from its mother through the placenta or through breast feeding
12. system a network of cells, tissues, and organs that work together non-stop to resist infection and to destroy pathogens should they gain entry to the body
14. a microorganism or other biological agent that causes disease in a host organism
17. non-specific immune defense mechanisms that we are born with and work to keep anything outside of us from coming in (skin, chemicals, immune cells, etc.)