Biology - Vaccination

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Whit blood cell produce ___ against pathagons
Anitbodies
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Antibodies stick to pathogens, causing them to be...
Destroyed!
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Vaccination is when...
you are inserted with small amounts of dead/inactive pathogens from a disease into the body
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Why won't this lead to the disease in the patient?
Pathogen is dead/inactive so can't cause disease.
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Once pathogens released, __ __ __ stimulated to produce antibodies.
White blood cells
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At same time, white blood cells undergoes ___ to divide into copies of self
Mitosis
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How does this prevent the disease in future?
Pathogen memorises correct antibodies to defend against pathogens and destroy them quickly, preventing infection
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Why is it so important to vaccinate lots of people?
protects unvaccinated people as if they're surrounded by vaccinated people, they cant catch the disease as no one can pass the pathogen on
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What do scientists call this?
Herd immunity
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Antibodies stick to pathogens, causing them to be...

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Destroyed!

Card 3

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Vaccination is when...

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Card 4

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Why won't this lead to the disease in the patient?

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Card 5

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Once pathogens released, __ __ __ stimulated to produce antibodies.

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