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Fighting Disease
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Microorganisms that enter the body and cause diseases are called pathogens. GCSE Biology AQA
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pathogens
bacteria
viruses
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Fighting Disease
pathogens
bacteria
small living cells
damage cells
produce toxins
viruses
not cells
replicate by invading cells
produce copies of themselves and burst
your defence system
skin, hair, mucus
stops microorganisms getting in
cuts/platelets
help blood clot to seal wounds
immune system
white blood cells
travel around in blood patrolling for microbes
consume microbes
produce anitbodies (proteins) to kill antigens
produce antitoxins produced by bacteria
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