 | Term | Definition |
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Antibody |
Defensive proteins secreted by plasma cell |
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Allergy |
Inappropriate reaction to a harmless substance |
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A diagnosis of AIDS is made when a person has |
Fewer than 200 ml T Cells |
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Cause of Swelling is: |
Histamin releases white blood cells and fluids to the injurred area causing swelling once the cells dial |
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What is the role of Helper T Cells |
They control the cell mediated immune response |
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Pathogen |
an organism that causes diseases |
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Antigen |
a substance that stimulates an immune response |
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Antibodies protect your body against diseased when exposed to a virus by: |
destorying substances that enter the body and cause disease |
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The most common means of HIV transmission is |
sexual intercourse with a person infected with HIV |
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When does HIV begin to reproduce |
shortly after infection |
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A parisite is |
a predator that harms an individual by feeding on its host. |
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The purpose of the immune system is |
to protect us from the bacteria, microbes, toxins, viruses, parasites that try to invade our body |
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Where is the spleen located? |
under the left side of the rib cage |
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HIV can be caused from |
sexual contact |
