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How do phagocytic white blood cells help your body stay healthy?​

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Phagocytes Devour Pathogens

These cells consume bacteria and other pathogens to protect the body from infection.

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These cells consume bacteria and other pathogens to protect the body from infection. The process begins when chemicals from a pathogen, or damaged tissue, attract a phagocyte. The phagocyte binds to the microbe, envelopes it, and then eats it.

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