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A virus doesn't have to be alive for the body to produce antibodies against it. Antibodies recognize the physical appearance of a virus. By using dead viruses the immune system is taught to look out for a live virus with the same characteristics of the dead one, but you don't risk being infected by the virus.
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What can cause your body to produce antibodies?
Your body can produce antibodies in response to infections by bacteria, viruses, or other pathogens. It can also produce antibodies in response to allergens or foreign substances introduced into the body, such as through vaccinations or blood transfusions. Autoimmune disorders can also trigger the production of antibodies that mistakenly target healthy cells or tissues.
What does the body make to fight viruses?
Body has got immune system. This immune system or the body immunity forms the antibodies to fight the viruses. The immunity against the viruses is usually life long.
How has the measles vaccine prevented diesease?
Measles vaccine prevents from measles and is administered to children of 18 months with a second dose before age of 4 or 5 years. Vaccine of measles contain alive viruses (called antigens). The alive antigen can reproduce inside the human body but they do not damage host because they are weakened in laboratory to the point where they are still alive and able to reproduce but can not cause serious illness. When this vaccine is injected into the human body, the T cells of lymphocytes (White blood cells) detect the type of viruses in it. Then B cells of lymphocytes produce antibodies against these viruses. The viruses reproduce inside human body therefore the lymphocytes produce more antibodies against this specific type of viruses. Antibodies bind to the viruses, stop their activity and destroy them. Now the viruses of vaccine have been destroyed but the antibodies against them are still present and they prevent the actual viruses (harmful) of measles to cause illness. The person who has once caught measles also has the antibodies against measles viruses after the actual viruses entered the body and caused illness. Therefore the patient will recover within a week without using the vaccine.This person can not get measles again in life because the antibodies against measeles are already produced for prevntion by catching measles once. These antibodies are memory cell for this specific type of viruses. The vaccine of measles does not cure but it is used for prevention because it helps in production of antibodies against measles without causing illness.
Why won't the antibodies for measles work against chickenpox?
Antibodies for measles don't work against chickenpox virus because antibody for measles virus can not bind to chickenpox virus. Antibody for a specific antigen should have a shape and structure that is able to fit into this virus. Then it will be able to inhibit the activity of this virus. When a measles vaccine is inserted inside human body, or when someone has measles, the T type lymphocytes (White Blood Cells) detect the type of viruses and then B type lymphocytes produce the antibodies against this specific type of virus. If viruses of the vaccine are alive they will reproduce themselves inside the human body and the number of antibodies against them also increases. Antibodies bind to these viruses and destroy them. Now the virus (of specific disease which needs prevention) which was in the vaccine have been destroyed but the antibodies against this disease viruses are still there and they prevent from the actual disease causing viruses. Antibodies are specific: An infection with the measles virus means that the person makes antibodies only against measles. It doesn't make any antibodies against chickenpox too.
What stimulates a person's body to produce chemicals that destroy vireses or bacteria?
The best answer would be Antibodies; however, these do not chemically "attack" viruses or bacteria. More accurately, antibodies recognize various germs and allow the various cell types of your immune system to attack and destroy these germs directly. For more info on how this works see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptive_immune_system
What type of medicine are used vaccine or antibiotic for the viruses?
Vaccines are used to prevent viral infections by stimulating the body's immune system to produce antibodies. Antibiotics, on the other hand, are not effective against viruses because they target bacteria.
Stimulates the body to produce chemicals that destroy viruses and bacteria?
The immune system is stimulated to produce antibodies that can target and destroy viruses and bacteria when the body detects an infection. This immune response helps to neutralize the pathogens and prevent them from causing harm to the body.
What all does our body's fight viruses with?
antibodies
What does the human immune system produce that is the basis immunization?
Antibodies
What do white blood cells produce to fight viruses inside the body?
Antibodies. which you know is a white blood cell that fights things that are anti-body.
Where do antibodies originate in the body?
Antibodies originate in the body from specialized white blood cells called B cells. These B cells produce antibodies in response to foreign substances, such as viruses or bacteria, to help the immune system fight off infections.
What is the job of white blood cell?
To produce antibodies, engulf antigens and produce antitoxin. They do this to protect the body of disease-causing bacteria and viruses.
