Infection and Immunity

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Decks in this class (29)

1 Immunity
Immune system protects against,
Bacteria examples,
Virus examples
41  cards
2 Lymphoid organs
Primary lymphoid tissues,
Secondary lymphoid tissues,
Lymphoid organs and t cell develo...
15  cards
3 Antigens and recognition
Antigen recognition,
Antigens,
Antigen determinants
18  cards
4 Antibodies - specificity and function
Antigen origin name,
Epitope,
What epitopes do antigens show
61  cards
5 Antibody diversity
Amino acid isotopic variability i...,
Amino acid allotypic variability ...,
Example of allotypic variability ...
61  cards
6 T cells and receptors
What is mhc in humans,
What leads to killing of target cell,
When is there no killing of targe...
75  cards
7 Anitgen recognition by T cells
What are t cells,
What do t cells do,
How are lymphocytes distinguished
66  cards
8 Complement
Innate immune response recognition,
Stages of complement action,
Can complement kill
51  cards
9 Leukocytes
Why does the proportion of leukoc...,
What do cells become,
Lymphoid mononuclear cells
56  cards
10 Cytokines
What are cytokines,
Where and how are cytokines usual...,
What are cytokines like
64  cards
11 B and T cell development and differentiation
What must be ensured in b and t c...,
What must be ensured in t develop...,
What are the different receptors ...
73  cards
12 Integration of Immune response
Immune responses to cytosolic inf...,
Immune responses vesicular infection,
Why are there different immune re...
45  cards
13 Virus 1
What are viruses,
What surrounds a virus,
How do viruses enter cells
54  cards
14 Virus 2
Human human transmission involves,
Human human direct contact example,
Human human environmental
39  cards
15 Virus 3
Types of immunity required,
How is sterile immunity achieved,
What is most effective in t cell ...
35  cards
16 Immunity - viral infections
What are the different types of o...,
How are viruses broadly split,
Virus split imapct
110  cards
17 Bacterial Cell Structure
What do macrophage attracting neu...,
What are bacteria,
Where is the dna in bacteria
105  cards
18 Phagocytosis, Complement, Bacteria (1)
How do phagocytes recognise patho...,
Where are phagocytes found,
What do phagocytes recognise
27  cards
19 Fighting Macrophage
What do tlr recognise,
What happens once bacterium engulfed,
What do endosomes do
29  cards
20 Anthrax
What causes anthrax,
What is anthrax gram,
What is the respiration of anthrax
36  cards
21 Neisseria - immune system
What is neisseria like,
Where is neisseria found,
Human pathogens neisseria
59  cards
22 Fungal Pathogens
Where are superficial fungal infe...,
Who is at risk to getting fungal ...,
What causes thrush
60  cards
23 Pathogenicity-fungi immune evasion
What is the most common type of s...,
Where does dermatophytosis infect,
What does dermatophytes infect
104  cards
24 In vivo imaging of fungal infections
Definition of in vivo imaging,
How is virulence investigated,
What are the advantages of in viv...
35  cards
25 Protozoa
How can parasites survive in the ...,
How do parasites hide away,
How do parasites create immune mo...
89  cards
26 Staphylocci and Streptococci
How many are in the staphylococci...,
What is the most common important...,
What is the second most important...
134  cards
27 Vaccination
What is active immunisation,
What immunity is created followin...,
Is immunological memory is induce...
66  cards
28 Autoimmunity
What is the immunological responses,
What does the regulated response ...,
What does the exaggerated respons...
68  cards
29 Helminths
Where is a parasite,
Where is an endoparasite,
What is a helminth
126  cards

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