Immunology
Chapter 1-4
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Immunology - answer - the study of physiological mechanism humans
and other animals use to defend their bodies from invasion by other
organisms
Immune - answer - originally used to describe those who had surived a
disease and did not suffer from it when faced with it again
Infectious disease - answer - disease cause by a microorganism
, Immune system - answer - the collection of cells and physiological
mechanisms the human body utilizes to fight infections
Vaccination; immunization - answer - procedure by which severe
disease is prevented by prior exposure to the infectious agent in a form
that cannot cause disease
Immunity - answer - state of the body in which the immune system is
capable of preventing a full infection/disease
Induced immunity - answer Vaccination and immunization are used to
___________.
Edward Jenner - answer In 1796, _________ showed inoculation with
cowpox virus induced immunity to small pox.
Commensal microorganisms - answer - normally-occuring
microorganisms in healthy individuals that aid in digestion, vitamin
production and prevent colonization by disease-causing organisms
Pathogens - answer - any organism with the potential to cause disease
Opportunistic pathogen - answer - can be present in body with no ill
effect, but it causes disease when host is weakened or if allowed into a
part of the body where it is normally not present
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