Flashcards in Immuno Intro Deck (3)
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Immunology
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-Study of a host defense against infection and the adverse effects of immune responses.
Includes
1) Study of:
- development of immunity
- pathologies of the immune system due to immune system dysfunction
2) Cellular and molecular events that occur at the host has encountered a microbe or foreign macromolecule.
2
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Immune System
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- Physiological function: defend against infectious microbes
- Senses and eliminates noself
- Can be compared to the nervous system, because immune system is a sensory system.
- Is a highly coordinated system of cells and tissues which are designed to respond to foreign substances
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Thucydides
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Greek Philosopher
1st mentioned immunity to an infection. He called a plague.