A 6-year-old male is brought to his pediatrician's office with chickenpox. He has had symptoms for one week, and his mother is concerned about the patient's 8-year-old sister because she had a long, painful chickenpox infection 2 years prior. Of note, the patient was not vaccinated against chickenpox because his parents did not think it was a serious enough virus to warrant the pain of the injection.
-After his recovery from chickenpox,which lymphocytes will keep this patient from becoming infected again?

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T memory cells are responsible for recognizing and remembering a pathogen that the body has encountered before, allowing for a faster and more effective immune response if the pathogen is encountered again in the future. Therefore, T memory cells will keep this patient from becoming infected with chickenpox again.

A 6-Year-Old Male Is Brought to His Pediatrician's Office with Chickenpox