Immune Terms Flashcards
antitoxin
antibody against a toxin
artificial passive immunity
purified antiserum from animals who have been given the toxoid
endotoxin
toxin form lipopolysaccharide layer of cell
heat stable
grame negative have these
exotoxin
toxin outside the cell from cell waste products heat labile
cook your food
fomite
inanimate object is vector
hapten
partial antigen or half antigen
does not stimulate immune response
(has to attach to protein)
hypersensitivity reactions
Type I-IV
pneumonic= ACID
neurotoxin
toxin that affects the nervous system
ex: botulism, tetanus
opsonin
“purpose of opsonization”
enhance phagocytosis
(marks target for strike)
prion
acellular protein which denatures other proteins
CANNOT be autoclaved
toxoid
inactivated toxin
active artificial immunity
enterotoxin
toxin that affects the intestines
ex: lipopolysaccharides can be enterotoxic
