01: History and Introduction Flashcards
It is the study of a host’s reactions when foreign substances are introduced into the body.
Immunology
It is the study of the molecules, cells, organs, and systems responsible for the recognition and disposal of foreign material.
Immunology
It talks about the resistance to disease especially infectious diseases.
Immunology
What are the roles of the immune system?
- Defend the body against infections
- Recognize and respond to foreign antigens
- Defend the body against the development of tumors.
What are the two basic roles of the immune system?
- Recognition
- Elimination
They practiced a form of immunization by inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
Chinese
How did the Chinese practice early forms of immunization?
By inhaling dried powders derived from the crusts of smallpox lesions.
The process of powdering the crusts of smallpox lesions and inserting it into the skin through a pin.
Variolation
He developed the first smallpox vaccination.
Edward Jenner
The term ‘vaccination’ is derived from what Latin word?
‘vacca’, which means cow
The smallpox vaccine was derived from?
Cowpox
He discovered phagocytosis.
Haeckel
He is the Father of Immunology
Louis Pasteur
What was Louis Pasteur’s discovery in the history of immunology?
He discovered live, attenuated chicken cholera and developed anthrax vaccines.
He discovered that older bacterial cultures would not cause disease in chickens.
Louis Pasteur
It is the process of making a pathogen less virulent.
Attenuation
Attenuation can be done through?
- Heating
- Aging
- Chemical means
A Russian scientist who developed the Cellular Theory of Immunity through phagocytosis
Elie Metchnikoff
They proposed the humoral theory of immunity
Von Behring and Kitasata
He first demonstrated the cutaneous (delayed-type) hypersensitivity.
Robert Koch
It is a disease of the immune system where it reacts exaggeratedly to pathogens.
Hypersensitivity
Substances that once they have been triggered mediate cytolysis
Complement
They discovered complement-mediated cytolysis
Pfeiffer and Buchner
