Infection and immunity

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Decks in this class (22)

Immunology Overview
Edward jenner and vaccination,
What is the only disease eradicat...,
Why does the small pox vaccine work
52  cards
3. Defence against infection
What different things can be huma...,
What cells does hiv1 infect,
What is the number 1 killer if yo...
54  cards
4. Innate defence
What are the phagocytic cells,
What is the phagocytic precursor,
What are macrophages also known as
56  cards
5. Humoral responses
What cells are involved in the hu...,
Where do b cells develop and mature,
What is the b cell receptor
68  cards
6. Cellular responses
What cells are involved in the ce...
1  cards
10. Bacterial colonisation
Mutualism,
Mutualism example,
Commensalism
51  cards
11 + 12. Emerging bacterial infections
What is an emerging infection,
What is a re emerging infection,
What are some misconceptions abou...
73  cards
14. Shigella and listeria
What type of pathogens are shigel...,
Why are shigella and listeria imp...,
How do shigella and listeria infe...
34  cards
15. Mycobacteria
How do we know tb is very old,
Why are mortality rate for tb hig...,
Why are cases of tb declining
43  cards
16. Host Pattern Recognition and Avoidance
Why could allergy and autoimmune ...,
What is transient exposure,
What is the most common type of e...
52  cards
17. Persistent bacterial infection
How does a persistent infection d...,
What drives persistence,
What is lyme disease
45  cards
18. Innate defence at mucosal surfaces
What are mucosal surfaces not,
What makes up the largest organ i...,
What is the general structure of ...
51  cards
19. Patterns of Viral Infection
What are viruses,
What do the different viral genom...,
What is the problem with differen...
40  cards
20. Viral immunopathology
What are the 3 ways viruses cause...,
What types of direct injury,
What happens in response to cytol...
32  cards
21. Influenza
What is the structure of the infl...,
What are the 3 influenza viruses,
Which is the most important influ...
64  cards
22. Emerging viruses
What are the 4 states of host vir...,
What is a stable virus host inter...,
What is an evolving host virus in...
48  cards
23. Smallpox
What causes smallpox,
What was the first disease contro...,
What was the mortality of smallpox
47  cards
24. HIV
What type of virus is hiv,
What genus of retroviridae does h...,
What species does hiv infect
76  cards
25. Viral Evasion of the Innate Immune Response
What is the innate immune response,
What can the innate immune respon...,
What encodes innate defence cells
75  cards
26. Viral evasion of the adaptive immune response
What are 4 things to remember abo...,
What is the main viral defence,
What are the 4 ways viruses evade...
58  cards
27. Viral Vaccines
Who do infectious diseases mostly...,
What are the current diseases gro...,
Why are vaccines not the magic bu...
60  cards
28. Infectious disease epidemiology
What are infectious diseases,
How can infectious diseases be tr...,
What can cause an infectious disease
76  cards

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