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What is the ability of the body to react with countless foreign substances?

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immunocompetence

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What are molecules that stimulate a response by B and T cells?

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antigens

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Unlike PAMPS, antigens are?

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highly individual and stimulate specific immunity.

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Foreign molecules that stimulate an immune response is?

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Antigens

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Memory cells are?

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cells that remember

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specificity cells are?

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cells that have specific jobs.

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What is cell-mediated immunity?

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T-lymphocytes

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What is production and activities of antibodies?

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B-lymphocytes

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Antibody-mediated are?

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B- cells

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B-cells and T-cells are produced where?

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in the bone marrow

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mature in specialized bone marrow sites.

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b-cells

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mature in the thymus.

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t-cells

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t-cell are long?

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lived cells.

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When pathogens carrying antigens cross the first line of defense what happens?

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  • macrophages ingest the pathogen

- dendritic cells ingest the pathogen and process it to present it to T and B lymphocytes.

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What is MHC?

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Major Histocompatibility complex

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  • human cell markers or receptors

- found on all cells except red blood cells

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MHC

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What codes for markers that appear on all nucleated cells, display unique characteristics of self?

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MHC: Class I genes

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What markers found on macrophages, dendritic cells, and B cells, and are involved in presentation of antigens to T cells?

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MHC: Class II genes

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Found on T-cells?

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CD3

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Found on helper T cells?

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CD4

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Found on cytotoxic T cells?

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CD8

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What activate macrophages, assist B-cell processes, and help activate cytotoxic T cells?

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Helper t-cells

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What controls the T-cell response?

they help turn it off

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Regulatory T cells

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What leads to the destruction of infected host cells and other “foreign” cells?

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Cytotoxic T cells

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What are the three functional types of t cells?

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  • helper t cells
  • regulatory t cells
  • cytotoxic t cells
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T-cells secrete?

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cytokines

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T-cells do not?

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produce antibodies

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T-cell are long?

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lived

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When activated, B cells divide and give?

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rise to plasma cells.

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Plasma cells produce and release antibodies into the tissue and the blood.

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B-cells

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Antibodies attach to the antigen for which they are specific, and the antigen is marked for destruction or neutralization.

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B-cells

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Naïve lymphocytes circulate in the blood, “homing” to specific sites in the lymph nodes, spleen, and GALT.

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B-cells

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33
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What are short lived and are continually produced in the bone marrow?

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b-cells

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The mechanism by which the exactly correct B or T cell is activated by any incoming antigen is called?

(this is GENETIC)

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clonal selection

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What is the rapid multiplication of B or T cell clones after activation by an antigen?

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Clonal expansion

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synonymous with antigen

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Immunogen

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37
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Substances that can elicit an immune response

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immunogen/antigen

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the portion of an antigenic molecule to which a lymphocyte responds to is?

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epitope

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Small foreign molecules that are too small by themselves to elicit an immune response are?

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Haptens

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What is linked to a larger carrier molecule, the combination develops immunogenicity?

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Haptens

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41
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Name some examples of haptens.

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  • drugs
  • metal
  • chemicals
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Cell surface markers and molecules that occur in some members of the same species, but not in others are?
(blood group)

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Alloantigens

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43
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Bacterial toxins that are potent stimuli for T cells are?

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superantigens

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44
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What creates a overwhelming release of cytokines and cell death?

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superantigens

45
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What causes toxic shock syndrome?

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superantigens

46
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What are antigens that evoke allergic reactions?

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Allergens

47
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antigen presenting cells are?

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Macrophages
B cells
Dendritic cells

48
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After processing is complete, the antigen will be bound to the MHC receptor and moved to the surface of the APC so it will be readily accessible to T lymphocytes.

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APC’s process

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APCs stands for?

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antigen presenting cells

50
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CMI stands for?

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cell-mediated immunity

51
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All t-cells produce?

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cytokines

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How many types of t-cells are there?

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three

53
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All helper t cells bear the?

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CD4 marker

54
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The main function of helper t -cells is?

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to active b cells, macrophages and neutrophils and to promote inflammation in anti parasitic and allergic reactions.

55
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cytotoxic t-cells are?

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cells that kill other cells

56
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recognize virus peptides displayed on the host cell surface in combination with MHC I

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virally infected cells

57
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What cells can cytotoxic t-cells kill?

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  • virally infected cells
  • cancer cells
  • cells from other animals and humans.
58
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Which cell lacks specificity for antigens?

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natural killer cells.

59
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What kind of cells do natural killer cells kill?

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cancer cells and virus infected cells

60
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Humoral immunity is produced by?

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b cells

61
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functions of antibodies are?

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  • opsonization
  • neutralization
  • inflammation
  • agglutination
  • complement activation
62
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What enhances the ability of phagocytes to bind to the microbe?

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opsonization

63
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What inhibits attachment of the microbe or toxin to the host cell?

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neutralization

64
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What antibody binding to mast cells or basophils cause them to release histamine and other mediators?

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Inflammation

65
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Since antibodies have two binding sites they can bind cells together in clumps that the immune system can find and destroy what is this called?

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Agglutination

66
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two antibodies side by side on a microbe will activate complement.

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complement activation

67
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structural and functional classes of immunoglobulins are?

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isotypes

68
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Pentamer made of five antibody molecules is?

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IgM

69
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What can fix complement?

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IgM

70
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Too large to leave the blood vessels in large quantities and cannot cross the placenta

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IgM

71
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Good as a first response and for microbes infecting the blood is?

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IgM

72
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Monomer (one antibody molecule)

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IgG

73
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Babies are born with whatever circulating ___ would be found in the mother’s blood

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IgG

74
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Is the most effective antibody Can cross the placenta

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IgG

75
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Monomer that circulates in small amounts in the blood is?

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IgA

76
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What is most abundant in mucous and serous secretions ?

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IgA

77
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Which immunoglobulin is a dimer?

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IgA

78
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Is the antibody associated with the secondary response?

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IgG

79
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Can fix complement?

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IgG

80
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Can leave the blood and go into the body’s tissues

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IgG

81
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Coats the surface of mucous membranes

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IgA

82
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Suspended in saliva, tears, colostrum, and mucus

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IgA

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Colostrum: earliest secretion of breast milk; high in IgA that coats the gastrointestinal tract of a nursing infant

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IgA

84
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  • Monomer (one antibody molecule)
  • Binds to mast cells and basophils
  • Causes they to release histamine and other chemicals
  • Is the antibody associated with allergies and helminthic infections
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IgE

85
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  • Monomer (one antibody molecule)

- Serves as a B cell receptor and triggers B cell activation

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IgD

86
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IgM only works in the?

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blood

87
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IgG gets rid of?

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the infection

88
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Which response am i?

  • The first time the antigen is encountered
  • B and T cells begin clonal selection and expansion
  • B cells responding to the antigen alone produce primarily IgM.
  • patient usually gets sick
  • helper t cells are produced; they stimulate B cells to produce IgG
  • patient recovers
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primary response

89
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Which response am i?

  • Occurs when the antigen is seen again
  • Memory B and T cells produce an immediate immune response with more IgG and some IgM
  • The patient does not get sick
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Secondary response

90
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levels of antibodies in the serum over time is?

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titer

91
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any immunity that is acquired through the normal biological experiences of an individual

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natural immunity

92
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protection from infection obtained through medical procedures such as vaccines and immune serum

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artificial immunity

93
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  • an individual receives immune stimulus that activates B and T cells to produce immune substances such as antibodies
  • Creates memory
  • natural (having the infection) or artificial (vaccination)
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active immunity

94
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  • individual receives antibodies from another human or animal
  • Recipient is protected for a short period of time
  • lack of memory
  • Lack of antibody production against the disease
  • Immediate onset of protection
  • Short-term effectiveness
  • natural (antibodies from mother to infant) or artificial (receiving immune products in a medical environment) in origin
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passive immunity

95
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Who was the first person to create a vaccine to small pox?

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edward jenner

96
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Gamma globulin >

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passive immunization

97
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Immunoglobulin extracted from the pooled blood of many human donors is?

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Gamma globulin

98
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Stimulate a primary response and a memory response

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Artificial Vaccination

99
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  • Protect against exposure to natural, wild forms of the pathogen
  • low level of adverse side effects
  • Stimulate both antibody (B-cell) and cell-mediated (T-cell) response
  • Long-term
  • Does not require numerous doses or boosters
  • Inexpensive, have a relatively long shelf life, and be easy to administer
A

Qualities of an effective vaccine

100
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whole cell or virus vaccines

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  • Live, attenuated cells or viruses

- Killed cells or inactivated viruses

101
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Antigenic molecules derived from bacterial cells or viruses is?

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  • subunits derived from cultures
  • synthesized
  • manufactured via genetic engineering
102
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Most vaccines are administered via the routes ?

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  • Subcutaneous
  • Intramuscular
  • Intradermal
103
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Nasal and oral vaccines?

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available for only a few diseases.

104
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special binding substance required by some vaccines is?

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Adjuvant

105
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  • Enhances immunogenicity

- Prolongs antigen retention at the injection site

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Adjuvant

106
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  • Local reactions at the injection site
  • Fever
  • Allergies
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Vaccine Side Effects

107
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No link between autism and MMR vaccine: true or false?

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true

108
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Price of not vaccinating

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  • Decrease in the level of herd immunity

- Outbreaks

109
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a certain percentage of the population is vaccinated, making it impossible for the microbe to circulate

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herd immunity

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