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Pathon
a disease causing microorganism
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Antigens
makers on a cell suface that can trigger the imune response
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Antibodies
proteins made by white blood cells that destroy pathogens
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Lymphocytes
white blood cells that produce antibodies and antioxins to destroy pathogens
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Phagocytes
A type of white blood cell that enters tissues and engulfs then digests the pathogens
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Vaccinations
injections of a small quanity of dead or weakend pathogens to help protect us agains infection
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Immunity
when the body is protected from the pathogen as it has already encountered it and can therefore produce antibodies against it
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Antitoxin
chemicals produced by white blood cells that neutalise toxind to make a safe chemical
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Antibiotics
medicines that work inside the body to kill bacterial pathogens
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Risk factor
a life style or genetic factor that increases the risk of developing a disease
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makers on a cell suface that can trigger the imune response

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Antigens

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proteins made by white blood cells that destroy pathogens

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white blood cells that produce antibodies and antioxins to destroy pathogens

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A type of white blood cell that enters tissues and engulfs then digests the pathogens

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