IMMUNITY QUICK REVIEW

Any disease causing organism PATHOGEN Any disease causing organism

a foreign cell/protein that invades our body ANTIGEN a foreign cell/protein that invades our body

Are not living cells…but can reproduce inside living cells VIRUSES Are not living cells…but can reproduce inside living cells

The immune system’s first line of defense THE SKIN The immune system’s first line of defense

These “chemicals” can kill bacteria ANTIBIOTICS These “chemicals” can kill bacteria

Type of human cells targeted by HIV T CELLS Type of human cells targeted by HIV

The Plasmodium is a parasite that causes which disease? MALARIA The Plasmodium is a parasite that causes which disease?

ADAPTIVE Antigens, antibodies, Tcells and Bcells are part of this type of immunity

Contain proteins & a nucleic acid VIRUSES Contain proteins & a nucleic acid

INFECTIOUS DISEASE Disease that is caused by bacteria…viruses…parasites… and can be passed from person to person

LYMPHATIC Bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, & thymus are all part of this body system that works with the immune system

VACCINE A weakened form of a virus is injected into a person to stimulate the immune response

BACTERIA Cause of tuberculosis

INNATE Part of our immune system that reacts within hours to foregin antigens, but is not specific to any particular antigen

Cells that make antibodies B CELLS Cells that make antibodies

ACTIVE This type of immunity would occur if you are exposed to a disease directly or by vaccination

INFLUENZA Of these diseases: Diabetes, sickle cell anemia, influenza, asthma… which disease is an infectious disease?