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| A bacteria,virus,or other microorganism that can cause disease. EX.strep throat |
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| A toxin or other foreign substance that induce an a immunity response in the body. EX.vaccines |
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| A substance used to stimulate the production of antibodies and immunity. EX. diphtheria and tatanus shot. |
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| A disease in which there is a severe loss of body cellular. |
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| A malignant progressive disease in which the bone narrow and other blood forming organs. Ex. red blood cells last about 120 days |
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| A less technical term for leukemia.Ex. Neutrophils |
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| is your body's defense against infection. Exbody complenent system and substance. |
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| the fluid that circulates throughout the lymphatic system. |
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| thin walled, valved structures that carry lymph. Ex. the lacteal |
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| resistance of an organism to infection or disease. Ex. of active immunity is the oral polio vaccine because it's a live attenuated vaccine. |
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| Naturally acquired when the person is exposed to a live pathogen, develops the disease, and becomes immune as a result of the primary. |
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