Ch. 19 + 40 Flashcards
Protein coat of virus fits with protein of host cell
Identification/Recognition
Viral DNA injected into host cell
Injection
WBC that eat pathogend
Macrophage
Chemical released by activated mast cells that increases the flow of blood and fluids to the surrounding area
Histamine
Viral DNA takes over host DNA. Viral nucleic acid and protein coats made
Reproduction
Substance that triggers an immune response
Antigen
Acidic, wash away infection, nonspecific
Sweat
Disease-causing agent
Pathogen
One of a group of proteins that help cells resist viral infection
Interferon
Ability of the body to resist a specific pathogen
Immunity
A short hairlike projection, produces movement in many cells
Cilia
Elevated body temperature that occurs in response to infection
Fever
The organism infected by the pathogen
Host
Protein that helps destroy pathogens
Antibody
The host cell burst releasing thousands of new viruses into the host to attack new cells
Lysis