Immunity Flashcards
1
Q
What is a lymphocyte?
A
A special type of white blood cell that remembers how to make antibodies that fight particular antigens.
2
Q
What does a vaccine do?
A
It gives the body a chance to produce antibodies for a weakened pathogen before the real one can do damage.
3
Q
How does a vaccine work?
A
A vaccine is the injecting of a weakened pathogen that triggers the body’s immune response without causing harm.
4
Q
Describe the response of the human body to immunisation.
A
Immunisation introduces an antigen causing immune response, antibodies and memory lymphocytes are produced so that the body can fight the real pathogen.
5
Q
Active immunity (vaccination)
A
The process of exposing the body to an antigen to form antibodies and lymphocytes.
