immunological memory
What immunological memory means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Some white blood cells remain in the blood as memory cells after a first exposure, whether through infection or vaccination.
A faster, higher-titre secondary immune response upon reinfection, conferred by memory cells persisting after infection.
Topics that use immunological memory
- Vaccination (AQA GCSE)
- Monitoring and maintaining health (OCR GCSE)
Related terms
- Memory cells
- AIDS
- airborne droplets
- antibiotics versus antivirals
- antibodies
- antigen detection with antibodies
- Antigens and antibodies
- antiseptic chemicals
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