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1
Q

What cells produce antibodies?

A

Lymphocytes

2
Q

After you get a disease, what are the cells that remain and guard you against more illnesses?

A

Memory Cells.

3
Q

What do vaccines contain?

A

A dead or weakened form of the pathogen that can nevertheless trigger an immune response.

4
Q

What do vaccines do?

A

They trigger an immune response, and the body produces memory cells. This then means that the person is guarded against future versions of that illness.

5
Q

What do antibodies do?

A

They attach to the antigens on the Pathogen’s wall, and they cluster on the pathogen, inhibiting its movement. Then, Phagocytes can destroy the pathogen.

6
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What are antigens?

A

Chemicals on the pathogen that antibodies attach to.