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- 2. I'm Me!
- 5. Immunity The body’s first line of defense, present at birth, and responds to a broad range of pathogens
- 7. Health The field concerned with protecting and improving the health of people and communities
- 8. A substance or organism that causes disease or illness
- 11. The process of introducing a vaccine to stimulate the immune system against disease
- 13. Immunity Immunity that is passed from one individual to another, such as from mother to baby through breast milk
- 14. An organism that carries and transmits pathogens to another living being
- 16. A natural habitat or environment where pathogens live and multiply
- 18. A microscopic infectious agent that requires a host cell to replicate, often causing diseases
- 19. Response The body's reaction to a foreign substance (like a pathogen) that it recognizes as harmful
- 20. A global outbreak of a disease affecting a large number of people in multiple countries or continents
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- 1. A type of white blood cell that produces antibodies to fight infections
- 3. A sudden increase in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a specific area
- 4. The invasion and multiplication of harmful microorganisms in the body
- 6. Immunity Immunity that develops after exposure to a pathogen, either through infection or vaccination
- 9. The process of spreading or transferring a disease from one individual to another
- 10. A type of white blood cell involved in the adaptive immune response, particularly in recognizing and attacking infected cells
- 12. Single-celled organisms that can cause infections and diseases
- 15. Immunity A specific immune response that develops over time and involves T and B cells
- 17. Memory The ability of the immune system to remember past infections and respond more effectively upon future exposure