| A | B |
|---|
| Any condition (other than injury) that disrupts homeostasis | DISEASE |
| Caused by pathogens and can be TRANSMITTED from person to person | INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| Disease causing agents such as viruses, bacteria, fungus or parasites | PATHOGENS |
| Foreign proteins found ON PATHOGENS that trigger an immune response | ANTIGENS |
| Medications used to treat bacterial diseases | ANTIBIOTICS |
| Job is to engulf and destroy pathogens | WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
| Specific proteins PRODUCED in the BODY that bind to ANTIGENS for destruction | ANTIBODIES |
| The ability to fight / resist disease | IMMUNITY |
| Dead or weakened pathogens used to stimulate antibody production | VACCINE |
| Immune response to usually harmless antigens (allergens) | Allergies |
| Virus that attacks WBC's which destroys the immune system | HIV |
| Diseases usually caused by environmental factors and are not contagious | NON-INFECTIOUS DISEASES |
| An example of a Symptom | RASH |
| An example of a Treatment | ANTI-FUNGAL MEDICATION |
| Example of Prevention | WASH YOUR HANDS |
