1.

Bacteria - Bacteria constitute a large domain or kingdom of prokaryotic

microorganisms. Plural of bacterium.

2. Tuberculosis - an infectious bacterial disease characterized by the growth of

nodules (tubercles) in the tissues, esp. the lungs. 3. Immunology - the branch of medicine and biology concerned with immunity. 4. Immunization - the act of making immune (especially by inoculation) 5. Macrophage - a large phagocytic cell found in stationary form in the tissues or as a mobile white blood cell, esp. at sites of infection. 6. Phagocytosis - the ingestion of bacteria or other material by phagocytes and ameboid protozoans. 7. Lymphocytes - a form of small leukocyte (white blood cell) with a single round nucleus, occurring esp. in the lymphatic system. 8. T cells - a lymphocyte of a type produced or processed by the thymus gland and actively participating in the immune response. 9. B cells - a lymphocyte not processed by the thymus gland, and responsible for producing antibodies. 10. Antibiotic - a medicine (such as penicillin or its derivatives) that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms. 11. Pathogens - a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease. Disease causing organisms. 12. Antibodies - a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood. 13. Polio - short for poliomyelitis. A viral disease that can affect nerves and can lead to partial or full paralysis. 14. Virus - an infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.

15. Antigen - a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, esp. the production of antibodies. 16. Pandemic - (of a disease) prevalent over a whole country or the world. 17. Influenza - a highly contagious viral infection of the respiratory passages causing fever, severe aching, and catarrh, and often occurring in epidemics. The flu is an infection of the nose, throat, and lungs. It spreads easily. 18. Prions - a small petrel of southern seas, having a wide bill fringed with comblike plates for feeding on planktonic crustaceans.