Fighting disease - vaccination Flashcards

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how do vaccinations protect us from future injections

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when infected white blood cells learn how to fight it - but by then you can be quite ill
vaccinations put dead or inactive pathogens into the body so the white blood cells can learn how to fight it

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list the pros of vaccination

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control communicable disease

epidemics can be prevented

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list the cons of vaccination

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don’t always work

bad reactions

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