Monday, January 25, 2016

2.61 Understand that vaccination results in the manufacture of memory cells, which enable future antibody production to the pathogen to occur sooner, faster and in greater quantity

Vaccination in 5 simple steps!


  1. Person is injected with a weak or harmless sample of the pathogen / disease^
  2. Body fights off the disease as usual**
  3. Lymphocytes split, forming memory cells
  4. Upon re-infection*, the body produces antibodies much quicker, sooner and in greater quantity^
  5. Body develops 'immunity'^
(the ones that have a ^ beside it, see below for exam tips.)

Exam tips :) :)
 1. I reccommend using the word "pathogen" 
2. THESE ARE KEY WORDS - VERY VERY IMPORTANT TO MENTION! (the bold bit in step 4)
3. I'm not sure it's a great idea to say your body is immune because sometimes the disease does come back, or something very similar.

Extra words just for show ;)
** (step 2) this is the primary immune response.
* (step 4) this is the secondary immune response.

Figure 1 : Tee hee, hope you're okay with needles! :P



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