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special proteins produced by white blood cells that can destroy pathogens

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antibodies

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the body's specific defense

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immune response

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chemicals made by microorganisms that are able to destroy other microorganisms

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antibiotics

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white blood cells that remember pathogens and the specific antibodies needed tot defeat them

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memory cells

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when white blood cells mistakenly identify harmless foreign particles as an enemy, this may happen

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allergic reaction

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increase of white blood cells and an infammatory response

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nonspecific defenses

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some pathogens can be killed by ___

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fevers

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discovered that a mold called penicillin kills bacteria

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Alexander Flemming

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occurs when the immune system attacks healthy cells that it should protect

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autoimmune disease

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4 of the body's defensive barriers

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scabs, sweat, tears, and earwax