Vaccination Flashcards

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1
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Every Cell has a Unique Protein on its Surface Called ___________.

A

Antigens.

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White Blood Cells can make Specific ____________ which Join Up with the Antigens and Inactivate that Particular ____________.

A

Antibodies…Pathogen…

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Some White Blood Cells (__________ Cells) ‘Remember’ the Right Antibody Needed to Destroy the Particular Pathogen. If you Meet the ____________ Again, the Memory Cells make the Same Antibody to Kill the Pathogen so you Become ___________.

A

Memory…Pathogen…Immune…

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You can be Protected Against Serious Disease by ______________ (Known as Immunisation).

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Vaccination.

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Immunisation Involves Getting a ___________ Made of a Dead or Inactivated Form of the Disease-Causing Microorganism which ____________ the Body’s Natural Immune ____________ to Invade the Pathogen.

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Vaccine…Stimulates…Response…

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Immunisation Involves a Small Dead or Inactive Form of the ____________, Stimulating the While Blood Cells to Produce _____________ Needed to Fight the Pathogen and Prevent you From Getting Ill.

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Pathogen…Antibodies…

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Doctors Use ____________ to Protect Us Both Against Bacterial And Viral ____________.

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Vaccines…Diseases…

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If a Large Proportion of the Population is __________ to a Disease, the Spread of the Pathogen in the Population is _____________ and the Disease May Disappear. Known as _______ Immunity.

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Immune…Reduced…Herd…

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