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BMD 430~ Lecture 1: An Introduction to Immunity
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BMD 430~ Lecture 1: An Introduction To Immunity
The immune response to a particular pathogen is tailored to the type of organism
involved depends on: - ️️1. The structure of the pathogen
2. Location ( intra/extracellular)
What is the basic model for immunity? - ️️Antigen--> Entrance into body -->
recognition--> effector resp...
BMD 430~ Lecture 1: An Introduction to
Immunity
The immune response to a particular pathogen is tailored to the type of organism
involved depends on: - ✔️✔️1. The structure of the pathogen
2. Location ( intra/extracellular)
What is the basic model for immunity? - ✔️✔️Antigen--> Entrance into body -->
recognition--> effector response
Why is a burn victim at risk? - ✔️✔️They can get an infection since the barrier is gone;
main cause of infection.
Can you generate immunity without inducing a disease? - ✔️✔️Yes; through a
vaccination
What is the function of a vaccination? - ✔️✔️It prepares the immune system to
eradicate an infectious agent before it can cause a disease.
Widespread vaccine use has done what - ✔️✔️save many lives
what are examples of widespread vaccinations - ✔️✔️polio vaccination and eradication
of small pox
Edward Jenner did what? - ✔️✔️invented smallpox vaccine; used COW pox and
injected a child which later confirmed the immunity to small pox
How was cow pox discovered? - ✔️✔️The milkmaids did not get infected w/ small pox.
it was then investigated that working with cows allowed this. cow pox is NOT spread to
humans
What is immunity? - ✔️✔️- Exemption or protection from an obligation or penalty
- The ability to resist infection by the actions of WBCs or Antibodies
- Science of Self/Non-Self discrimination
What is active immunity? - ✔️✔️-the immunity that results from the production of
antibodies by the immune system in response to the presence of an antigen.
-your cells
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