Immune Basics
What cells fight disease?
White blood cells
List 3 ways germs can enter the body
open wound
mouth
nose
eyes
stomach
Explain what is in a vaccine.
A dead or weakened pathogen.
Describe how a newborn baby can develop passive immunity.
Which blood type is the universal donor?
Define the term pathogen
a disease causing microbe
Identify 2 parts of the body's first line of defense.
Skin, Hair, Mucus, Tears, Stomach Acid
True of False.
A person can get an infection from receiving a vaccine.
False, vaccines do not contain full versions of pathogens.
What specifically does HIV do to the body.
It attacks WBCs and weakens the immune system.
Which blood type is the universal recipient?
Type AB
What are microbes?
Microscopic organisms
What are 2 signs of inflammation?
redness, swelling, heat
What specific pathogens are antibiotics used for?
Destroying bacteria
An overreaction of the immune system to a normally harmless substance is called a(n)
allergy
What specifically happens if a person receives the wrong blood type in a transfusion?
Their WBC's would make antibodies to attack it.
Define the term immunity
Protection against disease/infection
What are antibodies?
Y shaped proteins produced by WBCs that destroy pathogens.
The type of flu virus that infected them was different than the one in the vaccine.
What does a rabies shot contain?
Antibodies against rabies.
Why are tissues grown from a patient's own cells and transplanted into their body less likely to be rejected?
Because they are made from their own cells.
The cells are not foreign.
What are antigens?
Surface proteins on pathogens
Engulf germs
Produce Antibodies
Explain how the body responds to a vaccine.
It produces antibodies against that specific pathogen.
This substance is released in the body during an allergic reaction and causes swelling, redness, hives, itching, leaky capillaries.
Histamine
Why would a transplant patient need to take immunosuppressant drugs?
To prevent their immune system from attacking the new organ.