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protective protein produced by immune system.

What are antibodies?♥

100

These are the white blood cells are the most common in the bloodstream, they quickly come to destroy harmful bacteria.

What are neuotrophils

200

bean shaped organ that filters fluid and traps germs.

What are lymph nodes

200

These immune cells engulf or eat pathogens and clear out dead or damaged throat tissue.

What are macrophages?

300

immune cell that destroys infected cells.

What are killer T cells?

300

Different from T-cells or B-cells, these innate lymphocytes target and destroy already infected cells instead of kill viruses.

What are Natural Killer or NK cells ?

400

Cells that kick start the immune system's responses.

What are dendritic cells?

400

These chemicals are released by innate cells, enlarge blood vessels to help immune cells get to the throat, causing localized inflammation and pain.

What are cytokines or A.K.A histamines?

500

Tells immune system system whether something bad is in your body.

What are antigens.

500

These recognition receptors connect to pathogens to jump start the body's immediate defensive response.

What are Toll-like receptors?

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