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White blood cells are normal parts of the human body. They are neither viruses nor bacteria.

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What do our white blood cells do?

1,White blood cells are one of the four main parts of blood. The other parts are the red blood cells, platelets, and plasma. There are different kinds of white blood cells, but they all have an important job. Do you know what that job is? White blood cells defend the body from infection and disease.2,Some white blood cells go to the places in your body where you have a cut. They attack any bacteria that enter your blood to stop them from spreading throughout your body.3,Some bacteria and viruses that enter your body carry chemicals called antigens. Your white blood cells make their own chemicals called antibodies, which will attach themselves to these antigens so that the poisons from the bacteria or viruses become harmless. Do you know how amazing these cells are? Well, the antibodies that your white blood cells produce only attack the antigen for which it was made. For example, an antibody for the chicken pox virus will only attack the chicken pox virus, not the measles virus. Even more amazing is that the white blood cells in your body remember how to make the antibody in case the germ ever enters your body again!Posted: By Nabeel pervez


What is the difference between the white and red blood cells?

red blood cells carry oxygen white blood cells attacks virus


What happens to the bacteria when it is blended with white blood cells?

The genetic material from the bacteria will get transfered into the white blood cell and more bacteria will be produced.


What is smaller human red blood cell bacterium or virus?

Red blood cell


What can bacteria do that viruses cannot?

Bacteria can attack and kill cells. White blood cells can kill bacteria.

Related Questions

What does highwhiteblood cell count mean?

White blood cells are there to fight of bacteria so if you have a lot one day it meansyou have a bacteria or virus in you.


What do vaccines do to white blood cells?

nothing. vaccines insert a dead or weakened form of the virus or bacteria into your bloostream.


What blood cells fight pathogens?

White blood cells fight infection while the red blood cells carry blood to your heart.


What do our white blood cells do?

1,White blood cells are one of the four main parts of blood. The other parts are the red blood cells, platelets, and plasma. There are different kinds of white blood cells, but they all have an important job. Do you know what that job is? White blood cells defend the body from infection and disease.2,Some white blood cells go to the places in your body where you have a cut. They attack any bacteria that enter your blood to stop them from spreading throughout your body.3,Some bacteria and viruses that enter your body carry chemicals called antigens. Your white blood cells make their own chemicals called antibodies, which will attach themselves to these antigens so that the poisons from the bacteria or viruses become harmless. Do you know how amazing these cells are? Well, the antibodies that your white blood cells produce only attack the antigen for which it was made. For example, an antibody for the chicken pox virus will only attack the chicken pox virus, not the measles virus. Even more amazing is that the white blood cells in your body remember how to make the antibody in case the germ ever enters your body again!Posted: By Nabeel pervez


What is the difference between the white and red blood cells?

red blood cells carry oxygen white blood cells attacks virus


What happens to the bacteria when it is blended with white blood cells?

The genetic material from the bacteria will get transfered into the white blood cell and more bacteria will be produced.


How does your body benefit when a white blood cell kills a cell that has been infected by a virus?

Your body benefits when a white blood cell kills a cell that has been infected by a virus because the cells that was infected is no longer able to infect other cells with the bacteria. If the cell is not killed the virus in the cell will infect other cells. this may cause diseases that can be life threatening.


Do red blood cells or white blood cells attack the flu virus?

white blood cells. red blood cells dont have nuclei so they cant do much


What is smaller human red blood cell bacterium or virus?

Red blood cell


What do white blood cells make?

White Blood Cells make a chemical called Interferon, which white blood cells use to kill bacteria and germs.


What kind of white blood cells is made of dead bacteria and white blood cells?

the neutrophis they are known as pus cells


The cellular components of blood include?

Red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets. In red blood cells are hemoglobins which contains iron, and iron attracts oxygen so that's how we have oxygen in our blood. PLatelets just make scabs and repair wounds that bleed. White blood cells just kill bacteria and virus'