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Introduction to antibodies and B lymphocytes
Describe the antibody structure,
Describe the folding and domains ...,
What is the purpose of the immuno...
37
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Antibody interaction with antigen
What is an antigen,
What is an epitope,
What is the complimentary pat of ...
26
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Antibody genetics I - B cell development and generation of diversity
Where do b cells develop in birds,
Where do b cells develop,
Describe b cell development in th...
21
cards
HIV - disease processes
What are the modes of transmissio...,
Where does hiv originate from,
What genus is hiv from
24
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Antibody genetics II - The Secondary response and increasing affinity
B cell activation,
T independent ag,
Describe ti 1 antigens
20
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Vaccine preventable diseases
What is the nhs vaccination sched...,
Children aged 1 to 15,
What is the nhs vaccination sched...
36
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An introduction to T cells and the T cell receptor
What are t cells,
What type of immunity are t cells,
How do t cells activate macrophages
32
cards
MHC class I and II and antigen processing
List the 3 different antigen pres...,
Where are dendritic cells mostly ...,
List the routes of antigen proces...
31
cards
Co-stimulatory molecules and T cell signalling
Primary t cell activation is tigh...,
What are the two things the tcr w...,
How does the t cell receptor bind...
13
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T cell subsets and functions
What are the different types of t...,
How do cd8 t cells cause lysis of...,
Describe how cd8 t cells cause ly...
25
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Dendritic Cells
What is the role of dendritic cel...,
List two major functions of dcs d...,
Describe the dendritic cell life ...
40
cards
An introduction to innate immunity
List the components of the innate...,
Compare specificity of the innate...,
Comparison of the key characteris...
28
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Complement
What is complement,
What are the 3 pathways of the co...,
What does complement do
31
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Phagocyte function and Macrophages
Why is phagocytosis important,
Which cells are phagocytic,
Where do phagocytes act
34
cards
Inflammation
Define inflammation and different...,
Comparison acute vs chronic infla...,
Describe the course of acute infl...
30
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Natural Killer cells and gamma/delta T cells
Describe the origins of nk cells,
What are nk cells,
Q what markers would one normally...
34
cards
Viruses - what they are and pathogenesis
Define a virus,
Describe the virus life cycle,
List the human herpes viruses fro...
19
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Bacterial pathogenesis and immune evasion
Define the terms virulence,
List and describe the mechanisms ...,
List virulence factors of bacteria
25
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Studying bacterial pathogenesis: approaches and methods
Why is it important to study bact...,
Bacterial pathogenesis involves b...,
How do we prove that a bacterium ...
33
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Parasitic Diseases
Define paratism,
What are ectoparasites,
What are helminths
27
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Immune response to, and immune evasion by fungi and parasites
Common fungal diseases,
More serious fungal infections op...,
Serious fungal infections are a c...
23
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An overview of tuberculosis: infection, immune response and preventive strategies
Describe the properties of mycoba...,
Describe the transmission of myco...,
Describe the pathogenesis of myco...
30
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Dengue Virus
Describe dengue,
Dengue disease manifestations,
What cells and receptors are targ...
20
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Adaptive immunity against viruses and viral evasion strategies
What are the effector mechanisms ...,
List the steps of the virus life ...,
How do antibodies limit viral spread
30
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Innate immunity against viruses and viral evasion strategies
List the different sites of micro...,
What are the intrinsic defences t...,
Microbicidal peptides have broad ...
25
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Respiratory viral infections and COVID
What are some respiratory viruses...,
Describe respiratory syncytial virus,
Describe the pathogenesis of rsv
15
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An introduction to vaccines and immunotherapy
Describe the history of vaccine d...,
What are the principles of vaccin...,
What are the principles of vaccin...
31
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New vaccine development
Criteria of a good vaccine,
Empiricism vs rational design,
Components of a vaccine
23
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Problem pathogens and vaccine strategies
Why are there so many diseases fo...,
What s so difficult about hiv
2
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