A condition in which the immune system makes an inflammatory response to a harmless antigen
What are allergies?
The general term for disease-causing agents such as bacteria and viruses.
What are pathogens?
Which term refers to the state of being resistant to a specific disease?
immune/immunity
Which group of pathogens are ONE-celled microscopic organisms?
Bacteria
Which type of immunity develops from having had a contagious disease?
What is active immunity?
General type of cells that fight disease & infection.
What are leukocytes?
A pathogen that the body recognizes as foreign is called,
an antigen
White Blood Cells that recognize and destroy specific pathogens in body fluids and cells
What are lymphocytes
Which forms chains of sphere shaped bacteria?
Streptococci
The movement of immune cells, such as neutrophils or macrophages, towards chemoattractants released at sites of infection or injury
What is chemotaxis?
Which term describes a group of proteins that combine with antibodies to dissolve pathogens?
Complement System