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| Compound that blocks the growth and reproduction of bacteria |
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| Any change, not injury, that disrupts the normal functions of the body |
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| Idea that infectious diseases are caused by germs |
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| Series of guidelines used to identify microorganisms that causes a specific disease |
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| Animal that carries pathogens from person to person |
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| Ability of the body to resist a specific pathogen |
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| Nonspecific defense reaction to tissue damaged caused by an injury or infection |
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| Elevated body temperature that occurs in response to infection |
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| One of a group of proteins that help cells resist viral infection |
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| the body's specific defenses that attack a disease-causing agent |
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| Substance that triggers an immune response |
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| Immunity against antigens and pathogens in the body fluids |
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| Immunity against abnormal cells and pathogens inside living cells |
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| Protein that helps destroy pathogens |
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| Injection of a weakened or milk form of pathogen to produce immunity |
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| Immunity produced by exposure to an antigen, as a result of the immune response |
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| Short-term immunity caused when antibodies produced by other animals for a pathogen are injected into the body |
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| Overreaction of the immune system to antigens |
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| Chemical released by activated mast cells that increases the flow of blood and fluids to the surrounding area |
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| Chronic respiratory disease in which the air passageways become narrower than normal |
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| Anything that increases the change of disease or injury |
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| Chemical compound known to cause cancer |
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