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Microbes and disease
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Science Ages 11-14
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Fighting disease
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How does disease spread?
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Defences against disease
Harmful microbes can cause disease by damaging body cells.
Once microbes have entered the body, it’s important that they are removed as quickly as possible to reduce damage.
The body’s immune system uses specialized cells called white blood cells to identify and destroy the microbes.
How does the body try to stop harmful microbes from entering?
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The body’s defences
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What do white blood cells do?
If harmful microbes enter the body the immune system produces white blood cells to help defend it from microbes.
Some white blood cells can destroy microbes by engulfing them.
Some white blood cells are able to produce chemicals called antibodies. These pair with matching antigens on the surfaces of microbes and so help the white blood cells to engulf microbes.
white bloodcell
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Destroying microbes
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Producing antibodies
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