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antibiotic

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a medicine that weakens/destroys microbes such as fungi and bacteria. antibiotics have no effect on viruses

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bacteria (single bacterium)

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microscopic organisms forming one of six kingdoms of living things: some types of bacteria are pathogens

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immune system

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the body system that defends/prevents the body against infections or diseases

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infection

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the presence of a pathogen inside the body

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microbe

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a living thing that can only be seen with the help of a microscope

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pathogen

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a microscopic organism that can cause disease

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virus

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a typer of microscopic pathogen that can only multiply by invading a living cell

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antibody

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a protein that can identify and fight a specific pathogen. Produced by B cells, specialised to fight one the of pathogen.

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Bacterium

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A simple, single celled microbe without. a nucleus.

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Chemical Barrier

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A defence that kills pathogens before they can enter the body

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Cilia

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Microscopic hairs on cell that line the airways

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Contagious disease

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A medical condition that can spread from person to person by a pathogen

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disease

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A medical condition with specific symptoms

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first line of defence

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Barriers that prevent pathogens from entering the body. e.g. skin saliva, urine, tears

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immunity

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The body’s ability to protect itself from infection

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infection

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An invasion of the body by pathogens that then multiply

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infectious disease

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A medical condition that is caused by a pathogen

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memory cell

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a B cell that remains in the blood stream to recognise pathogens

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microbe

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An organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye

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Mucus

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A sticky liquid that lines the nose, throat lungs and intestines

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Non-infectious disease

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A medical condition that is not caused by a pathogen

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Pathogen

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A microscopic organism or agent that causes disease

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Phagocyte

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A white blood cell that engulfs and destroys pathogens

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Physical barrier

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A defence that blocks or traps pathogens before they can enter the body

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vaccination

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A treatment that helps build immunity to an infectious disease

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Virus

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A microscopic infectious agent made of genetic material and proteins

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White blood cell

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A component of blood that fights infections

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