vaccination Flashcards
(10 cards)
1
Q
name two white blood cells:
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- phagocytes
- lymphocytes
2
Q
what do white blood cells do?
A
- approach to the bacteria
3
Q
what are so e ways white blood cells fight an infection?
A
- phagocytosis
- release antitoxins
- release antibodies
4
Q
what are antibodies?
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- B cells. Antibodies. are proteins produced by a type of white blood called lymphocytes cl
5
Q
what do antibodies do?
A
released by cell and attach to the bacteria and wait for the phagocytosis to come and engulf the bacteria
6
Q
what type of pathogen is meningitis?
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viral- common
bacterial- deadly
7
Q
how can u be protected against meningitis?
A
vaccination
8
Q
another word for vaccination
A
immunisation
9
Q
how does immunisation work?
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- administrating a vaccine that is made of a dead or unactive or more weaker form of that pathogen. this stimulates the body’s natural immune system
10
Q
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