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vaccine vocab
Vaccine
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Biology
11th Grade
12/19/2018

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Vaccination
Definition
the introduction into the body of a weakened cell
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Immunization
Definition
body becomes immune to a disease
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epidemic
Definition
when more people in a particular population get a disease
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Pandemic
Definition
when a disease outbreak is global or over large areas of the world
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pathogen
Definition
a disease causing agent usually a virus bacteria fungi or living organism
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Virus
Definition
a small infectious agent that only can replicate inside the cells of a living organism
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Bacteria
Definition
a large group of microorganisms , less complex than eukaryotes
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Antigens
Definition
are substances , usually proteins or polysaccharides that cause the body to produce antibodies
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immune system
Definition
protects the body from disease
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Macrophages
Definition
white blood cells that surrounds and engulfs invaders setting off an immune response
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Lymph nodes
Definition
oval shaped organ of the lymphatic system
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lymphocytes
Definition
white blood cells that includes natural killer cells
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t cells
Definition
cells that attack infected cells
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b cells
Definition
cells that make antibodies or protiens
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memory cells
Definition
t cells and b cells that remain in the body for years
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infectious disease
Definition
a disease that can spread from contact with an infected person
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cell
Definition
smallest structural and functional unit of an organism
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