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Immune System

Immune System . Foldable Review. Brianpop !. Immune System: http://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/immunesystem/. Name and describe 4 challenges the immune system faces. Allergies A person’s immune system attacks things that enter the body that are harmless (pollen, peanuts, etc.)

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Immune System

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  1. Immune System Foldable Review

  2. Brianpop! • Immune System: • http://www.brainpop.com/health/bodysystems/immunesystem/

  3. Name and describe 4 challenges the immune system faces • Allergies • A person’s immune system attacks things that enter the body that are harmless (pollen, peanuts, etc.) • Cancer • Cells divide at an uncontrolled rate (too fast) • Immune Deficiency • When a person’s immune system fails to develop or becomes weak (HIV/AIDS, Leukemia, etc.) • Auto-immune Diseases • Disease when the immune system attack the body’s healthy cells

  4. What is a vaccine and how does it work? • What is it? • A vaccine is a fake or weakened version of a virus • How does it work? • It is injected into your body so that your immune system will make antibodies, which can recognize and fight off the real virus later

  5. What is an antibiotic and how does it work? • An antibiotic is a medication that kills or slows the growth of bacteria or fungi

  6. What is an infectious disease and explain what can cause it. • What is it? • An infectious disease is caused by a pathogen • bacteria, fungi, parasite, virus • What can cause it? • Transmitted various ways through an environment…

  7. Give 4 examples of how infectious diseases can be transmitted • Water and food • Person to person • Sneezes, coughs, touch • Animals to people • Contaminated objects

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