Immune System Disease
A disease in which the immune system makes an inflammatory response to a harmless antigen
Allergies
Hives, itching, swelling can be symptoms of?
Allergic reaction
An example of this occurs when a baby receives antibodies through the placenta
What is passive immunity?
It is part of the innate immune system found in the vaginal canal that protects the Uterus
What is acidic pH?
This was the first viral disease to have a vaccine and has killed more humans than any other pathogen
What was smallpox?
It is caused by WBCs attacking beta cells of the Pancreas
What is Type 1 Diabetes?
It is how long we should wash our hands
What is 20 seconds?
This is fluid that used to be carrying red blood cells but now carries white blood cells looking for pathogens
What is lymph?
This is the origin of both B cells and T cells
What is Bone Marrow?
The DTAP vaccine protects against these diseases.(Name 2)
What is Dyptheria, Tetanus, and Pertussis(aka Whooping cough)?
When the immune system fails to recognize the body’s own molecules as “self,” or belonging to the person. Instead, it attacks body cells as though they were dangerous pathogens.
What are Autoimmune diseases?
Your body makes these proteins to display on their cell membrane so WBCs will not destroy them
What are MHC1 receptors?
These are antibiotics that prevent bacteria from replicating
What are bacteriostatic antibiotics?
Part of the innate system, these two structures in the throat trap and remove pathogens and other foreign materials that enter the mouth or nose
What are Tonsils and Adenoids?
The Tetanus vaccine is this type of vaccine which uses toxins from bacteria
What is a toxoid vaccine?
Eosinophils mainly deal with what type of infections
Parasitic infections
Certain phagocytes display pieces of destroyed pathogens on these receptors to let other cytotoxic cells know to destroy them
What are MHC 2 receptors?
Which autoimmune disease consists of the white matter of the brain and spinal cord being destroyed by rogue WBCs?
Multiple sclerosis
This term refers to a class of immune cells that engulf pathogens
What are phagocytes?
This type of vaccine uses weakened forms of the virus or bacteria
What are Attenuated vaccines?
AIDS is an example of this type of immune disorder
What is immunodeficiency?
This over the counter medication is designed to stop the allergic immune response
What are antihistamines?
These are the class of antibiotics that actually kill bacteria
What are bactericidal antibiotics?
A fever causes your liver to hold these two metals which bacteria use for reproduction
What are iron and zinc?
This vaccine protects against the Measles as well as Munps
What is the MMR vaccine??