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- 4. ……………………… are a way of treating some bacterial diseases once people have contracted them.
- 6. Antibiotics work by targeting specific regions on the bacteria which will kill or slow the …………………….. of bacterial cells, while leaving our own body cells unharmed.
- 7. Immune cells can then produce ………………………, amongst many other immune molecules. These antibodies help to identify and remove the pathogens from the body.
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- 1. …………………………. is extremely effective at preventing the spread of viral diseases, and some bacterial diseases.
- 2. A vaccine is a product that contains either a …………………… or killed version of a particular pathogen.
- 3. Antibiotics are a type of medicine that can stop the growth of, or kill …………………….
- 5. The vaccine essentially stimulates the ……………………… system (the body system that helps you to fight off pathogens and disease) and teaches the immune system to recognise and fight off the pathogen.