Week 4 - Jan 27-31 Flashcards
what is differnce between innate and adptive immunity
innate - non-sepcidic - breaod range
adaptive specific -targets specific athogens
our immuen system is design to protect us from what 3 threats
- prevent entryu
- prevent spread/sgrowth
- remove threat
infecitous disease is cayse dby ____ which __
apthogens - invade, multiply + cause damafe
what is a pathogen?
a microorganism that cna ause disease
what is an ifneciton?
pathogen repoduced in hsots body
xamples of pathogens?
bacteria virus, fungi, protzoa, prions
for adpative immunity we need to have had previous expoure..tru or false?
true
are bacteria single or multicelled and they contain DNA or NRA
single celled - contain both
do bacteria need a host to survive
no can survive outside
whats a prime differnce between bacteria and viruss
bacteria can live otuisde host, viruses requireliving host to replucate
single cell fungi are called __ chains of ells called
yeast vs mold
fungi can prouce ariborn ___ which do what?
spores - trigger allregic raction if inhalse s
are all funghi pathogenic?
no - only certain ones
what is an exmaple of a pthogenic protozoa?
parasites
- tape worm, pin worm, amoeba, mlaria
are protozoa eukaryotic or prokaryuptic? uni or multicelullar.
eukarytoic - unicellular
do priopns contain gentic material?
no
symptoms of prion are often____
neurodegenerative - demntia, ataxia…
waht is a resevoir in infection?
the soruce carrying the infeciton
what are the three period of infection? eplain eah=xh briefly
Incubation Period: Time between exposure to the pathogen and the appearance of symptoms. The pathogen is multiplying, but symptoms are not yet noticeable.
Prodromal Period: Early, mild symptoms appear (e.g., fatigue, mild fever). The body’s immune response is beginning to react to the infection.
Acute Period: The peak of the infection, with intense symptoms (fever, pain, etc.). The body fights the infection actively, and symptoms are most severe.
what organs and tissues are invo
explain how infection/# of organisms changes ove ritme in infection strting fom pathogen entering
- pathogen ener
- colonizes to site
- repoduces rapidly
- prodromal signs
5, acute signs -
2 fates - overhwelming infceiton plus death OR - decreased reproductino + death of pathogen - recovery, chronic infection or total recovery
what organs/tissues involved in immune syste
boen marrow, spleen, thymus gland, tonsil, lumph nodes/vessels
what cells in immune response?
wehite blod cells (leukocytes)
what molecules/chemical meditaors involved in immuen respisne?
Cytokines e.g. Interleukin-6, C-Reactive Peptide, etc
* Other chemical mediators: Histamine, Bradykinin, Prostaglandin,
Leukotrienes
* Complement system (group of small proteins in the blood that
‘complement’ the immune response)
* Antibodies (Immunoglobulins