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Question 1

what is immunology

Answer 1

the study of the immune system, the ways in which our bodies fight off invading organisms and infection

Question 2

minor infections can be fatal if we don’t have a proper working what

Answer 2

immune system

Question 3

cells, tissues and molecules involved in defending us

Answer 3

immune system

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resistant to infection

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immune (having immunity)

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disease causing agents

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pathogens

Question 3

variolation

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deliberate infection of small pox

prevention of disease by inhalation or insertion of pustules into cuts from smallpox infected individuals into those not infected

Question 3

who invented vaccination

Answer 3

Jenner

Jenner observed milkmaids that had been infected with cowpox, didn’t catch small pox

Jenner inoculated a child with cowpox before infecting them purposely with small pox
RESULT: child did not catch smallpox

Question 3

Who provided the first human vaccine

Answer 3

Louis Pasteur

Question 4

how did Louis Pasteur create the rabies vaccine

Answer 4

• used an old bacterial culture of Cholera to infect chickens
• chickens did not die
• exposed these chickens to fresh Cholera, they DID NOT die

conclusion: aging bacterial cultures = weakened or attenuated (reduced) strains…. can be used to immunize or vaccinate

Question 5

fragment of pathogen

Answer 5

antigen

Question 6

vaccines expose us to what in order to induce an immune response

Answer 6

vaccines expose us to non-lethal doses of pathogen or antigen to induce an immune response

Question 7

significant reduction of infection due to majority of population being immune

Answer 7

herd immunity

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skepticism around vaccines grew after what

Answer 8

MMR vaccine “was linked” to autism WHICH IS FALSE

Question 9

what general happens with transplantation and the immune system

Answer 9

typically, the immune system recognizes a transplanted organ as foreign (NOT THE SELF) and rejects it

so we use genetic matching and immunosuppressive drugs to help transplant success

Question 10

good bacteria is also called

Answer 10

commensal bacteria

Question 11

do we need vaccines for all diseases?

Answer 11

no

some pathogens (pathogens lead to disease) are easily controlled with hygiene, clean water

some pathogens are also non-lethal

Question 12

branch of the immune system that defends the body against pathogens by using immune cells rather than antibodies

• involves T cells and is effective against intracellular pathogens

Answer 12

cellular immunity by Elie Metchnikoff

uses phagocytes etc

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cells that ingest foreign material/pathogens

Answer 13

phagocytes

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branch of the adaptive immune system that protects the body by producing antibodies to target and neutralize extracellular pathogens

primarily mediated by B cells and their secreted antibodies

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humoral immunity discovered by Von Behring and Kitasato

Question 15

something in serum collected from blood transferred immunity to animals that were never infected

• contains antibodies specific to one or more antigens

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antiserum

Question 16

antiserum contains something that could clump bacteria and neutralize toxins, what is this something

Answer 16

antibodies = gamma globulins = immunoglobulins

Question 17

immunity that develops when the body produces its own antibodies and immune cells in response to a pathogen or a vaccine

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active immunity

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immunity that is acquired when antibodies are transferred to a person from another source

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passive immunity

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occurs after exposure to a pathogen (ex. recovering from chickenpox)

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natural active immunity

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occurs after receiving a vaccine that stimulates the immune system to produce a response without causing disease

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artificial active immunity

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occurs naturally, such as the transfer of antibodies from a mother to her baby through the placenta or breast milk

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natural passive immunity

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occurs when a person receives antibodies through an injection

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artificial passive immunity

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what type of immunity is short-lived lasting weeks to months because the body does not produce memory cells

also develops immediately because the antibodies are provided directly

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passive immunity

Question 24

what type of immunity is long-lasting, often lifelong, because it leads to the formation of memory cells that “remember” the pathogen

also takes days to weeks to develop because the immune system needs time to recognize the antigen and respond

Answer 24

active immunity