the first responders
The sticky stuff in the back of your throat that traps germs
what is mucus
the type of pathogens that causes sore throats
what is a virus
the lumps in the back of your throat that filter out germs
what are tonsils
Y shaped proteins made to neutralize specific germs
what are antibodies
the process of swelling and redness and pain in your thoat
what is inflamation
chemicals released to trigger a fever to attack pathogens
what are cytokines
the first cells to arrive and destroy the germs
what are macrophages
the type of blood cells that target throat cells that are infected
what are T cells
the small stuctures in the back of the throat to filter out germs
what are lymph nodes
the type of immunity that protect you from getting the same virus again
what is adaptive imunity