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| any change, other than an injury, that disrupts the normal functions of the body |
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| idea that infectious diseases are caused by microorganisms, or germs |
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| a series of guidelines used to identify the microorganism that causes a specific disease |
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| animal that carries disease-causing agents from person to person |
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| compound that blocks the growth and reproduction of bacteria |
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| ability of the body to resist a specific pathogen |
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| nonspecific defense reaction to tissue damage caused by injury or infection |
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| elevated body temperature that occurs in response to infection |
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| one of a group of proteins that help cells resist viral infection |
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| the body's specific defenses that attack a disease-causing agent |
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| substance that triggers an immune response |
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| immunity against antigens and pathogens in the body fluids |
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| immunity against abnormal cells and pathogens inside living cells |
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| protein that helps destroy pathogens |
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| injection of a weakened or mild form of a pathogen to produce immunity |
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| immunity produced by exposure to an antigen, as a result of the immune response |
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| short-term immunity caused when antibodies produced by other animals for a pathogen are injected into the body |
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