vaccination Flashcards
1
Q
upon vaccination, what is introduced to the body?
A
small quantities of dead or inactive forms of a pathogen
2
Q
what do white blood cells do against pathogens?
A
create antibodies
3
Q
what else do white blood cells do?
A
divide by mitosis to produce lots of copies of itself
4
Q
when the pathogen enters the body again, what happens?
A
white blood cells produces correct antibodies quickly, preventing infection
5
Q
what is herd immunity?
A
if enough people are vaccinated, unvaccinated people cant catch the disease because nobody can pass the pathogen on
