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Kristen cut her hand on a piece of glass. As the blood clots, how do white blood cells prevent bacteria on the glass from infecting her blood.

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White blood cells prevents from infection. They aggregate at the site of the cut, forming pus. Netrophils, a type of white blood cells act by englufing the pathogens, and destroying them. Monosytes WBCs ingests the damaged cells, thereby preventing their chances of being infected.
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They destroy pathogens that enter the wound. This obliteration of any pathogens is called phagocytosis. A white platelet ingesting infection creating microorganisms. White platelets can: ingest pathogens and devastate them. deliver antibodies to demolish specific pathogens.
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