Immune System - DeRosa

What happens after someone receives a flu vaccine?

Antibodies against the virus are found in the blood

Histamines cause, what?

Allergic Symptoms

Passive Immunity

Is induced by injecting antibodies into the body

Diseases that are constantly present in the population are called?

Endemic

The bodies response to an injury that is characterized by redness, swelling, pain, and heat is called, what?

Inflimation

The virus that causes AIDSis damaging to the body because

Targets cells that fight invading microbes.

Diseases that are contagious are called, what?

Infectious

The resistance of the body to a pathogen is called, what?

Immunity

Example of an endemic disease;

Common Cold

What do lymphocytes do?

Antibody production

Phagocytes help to protect the body by

Eating invading microorganisms

What are the chemicals that can help destroy harmful viruses and bacteria called?

Antibodiies

What stimulates immunity in a vaccine

A dead or weakened virus

Why doesn’t the flu vaccine help protect against other diseases such as measels?

Vaccines are specific

What is the human system that is responsible for allergic reactions?

Immune system