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What react to something foreign in the body such as germs bacteria and viruses?
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∙ 12y ago
The white blood cells react to recognise, engulf and destroy the invading cells.
There arw also lymphocytes and T-Cells and B-Cells which are activated with sensors so that Attatch to specific antigens. The T-Cells tell the B-Cell what shape antibody they need to attatch to the antigen on the invading cell. When all teh antigens on the invadingcell are sruck to a antibody the cell has been engulfed and destroyed. The cells also make copies(memory cells) of the antigens so that the will recognise and react fast as they already have the right antibodies prepared.
However - some virus' etc mutate (such as flu) so when this invades a second timethe antigens are different and the body doesn't recognise it and has to behin the process from start.
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Bacteria and also maybe viruses.
How many type of germs are there?
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How may some viruses be helpful?
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If you touche a maggot what should you do?
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What is bad for the immune system?
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Are germs microbes?
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Disinfection in relation to patient care?
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