immune system

Question 1

antibody

Answer 1

protein that identifies and fights specific pathogens

Question 2

b cell

Answer 2

white blood cell that produces proteins to attack pathogens

Question 3

bacterium

Answer 3

a single cell microbe with no nucleus

Question 4

chemical barrier

Answer 4

kills pathogens before they enter the body - tears,sweat,saliva

Question 5

cilia

Answer 5

pushes mucus out of airways

Question 6

contagious disease

Answer 6

disease that can spread from person to person

Question 7

disease

Answer 7

medical condition with specifc symptoms

Question 8

first line of defence

Answer 8

chemical & physical barriers

Question 9

fever

Answer 9

increase in core body temp over extended time

Question 10

fungus

Answer 10

feeds off living host and dead skin

Question 11

herd immunity

Answer 11

protects vulnerable and unvaccinated people

Question 12

immune system

Answer 12

body system that prevents & fights diseases

Question 13

immunity

Answer 13

body’s ability to protect iself from infection

Question 14

infection

Answer 14

invasion by pathogen that multiplies

Question 15

infection rate

Answer 15

percentage of unvacinated people that are infected

Question 16

infectious disease

Answer 16

medical condition caused by pathogen

Question 17

inflammation

Answer 17

swelling

Question 18

memory cell

Answer 18

b cell that remains in blood to recognize pathogens

Question 19

microbe

Answer 19

microscopic organism

Question 20

mucus

Answer 20

snot lining throat, nose, and lungs

Question 21

non contagious disease

Answer 21

medical disease that cant spread from person to person