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Health lesson 44
Term | Definition |
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lymphocytes | white blood cells that help the body fight pathogens |
B cell | a white blood cell that produces antibodies |
anitbody | a special protein that helps fight infection |
helper T cell | a white blood cell that signals B cells to produce antibodies |
macrophage | a white blood cell that surrounds and destroys pathogens |
immunity | the body's Resistance to disease-causing agents |
active immunity | resistance to disease due to the presence of antibodies |
vaccine | a substance containing dead or weakened pathogens that is introduced into the body to give immunity |
passive immunity | immunity that results from introducing antibodies into a person's bloodstream |
pathogen | a germ that causes disease |
bacteria | single-celled microorganisms |
toxins | poisonous substances |
immune system | the system that removes harmful organisms from the blood and combats pathogens |
Rickettsia | intracellular parasites that are classified as bacteria |
fungi | a pathogen that includes single- or multi-celled parasitic organisms |
virus | one of the smallest known pathogens |
protozoa | tiny, single-celled organisms that produce toxins that cause disease |
helminth | a parasitic worm |