process that bacteria is eaten by white blood cells
The white blood cell is attracted to the bacteria because proteins called antibodies have marked the bacteria for destruction. These antibodies are specific for disease-causing bacteria and viruses. When the white blood cell catches the bacteria it goes about eating it in a process called phagocytosis.David Rogers, Vanderbilt UniversityDeath is an Outrage!. The original video. It was made in the 1950s by David Rogers at Vanderbilt University.ollow Business Insider: Your body uses white blood cells to fight off the bacteria and viruses that invade your body and make you sick. In the gif below you can see a white blood cell called a neutrophil chase down a Staphylococcus aureus bacterium.