Preventing and treating
disease
B I O LO GY - C H A P T E R 6
,6.1 Vaccination
• Vaccines are made of dead or inactive form of a disease – causing
microorganism
• The memory cells then remember the right antibody needed to destroy
that particular pathogen.
• Immunity is not constantly high levels of antibodies. It is the ability to
produce the right antibodies quickly
, 6.1 SO how does it work?
• Match the description to the diagram and put them in the right order
Small amounts of inact
The antigens stimulate pathogen are put into y
you white blood cells into blood stream by injectio
making antibodies. Which
then destroy the pathogen
You are now immune to future
infections by the pathogen as
your body can respond rapidly
and make the right antibody
needed
disease
B I O LO GY - C H A P T E R 6
,6.1 Vaccination
• Vaccines are made of dead or inactive form of a disease – causing
microorganism
• The memory cells then remember the right antibody needed to destroy
that particular pathogen.
• Immunity is not constantly high levels of antibodies. It is the ability to
produce the right antibodies quickly
, 6.1 SO how does it work?
• Match the description to the diagram and put them in the right order
Small amounts of inact
The antigens stimulate pathogen are put into y
you white blood cells into blood stream by injectio
making antibodies. Which
then destroy the pathogen
You are now immune to future
infections by the pathogen as
your body can respond rapidly
and make the right antibody
needed
