6Science Test 15

Front

insects or other animals that carry pathogens

Back

vectors

Front

largest known pathogen

Back

protozoans

Front

nonliving pathogens

Back

viruses

Front

occurs when a disease spreads to many people in a short period of time

Back

epidemic

Front

common pathogens that cause diseases such as strep throat

Back

bacteria

Front

pathogens that cause disease such as athlete's foot

Back

fungi

Front

a nonspecific defense with symptoms of redness, swelling, heat, and pain

Back

inflammatory response

Front

the body's special protection against disease

Back

immunity

Front

the body's specific defense

Back

immune response

Front

a type of white blood cell that remembers a pathogen and the specific antibody needed to defeat it

Back

memory cells