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What are the body's non specific defenses against invading pathogens?
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Skin
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What is immunity?
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When the body has been exposed to a pathogen memory B and T cells learn how to produce specific antibodies for that pathogen
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Inflammatory Response
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Second line of defense reaction to tissue damage White blood cells enter the infected area to fight
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Fever
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Elevated body temperature that is a form of the immune system to kill pathogens
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Interferon
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Proteins created by virus infected cells to help other cells resist the same virus
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Immune Response
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Bodies series of specific defenses after superficial defenses that attack the disease causing agent
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Antigen
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Substance that triggers the immune response
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Humoral immunity
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Immunity against pathogens in the body fluids
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Antibody
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Protein that helps destroy pathogens
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Cell Mediated Immunity
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T cell binds to macrophage. Helper T calls Killer T and B cell killer t binds to infected cell.
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Permanent Immunity
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Never being able to be attacked by a disease again. (people who once had some diseases gain this)
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Vaccination
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Injection of weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity
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Active immunity
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Immunity produced by a vaccine
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