Lingo
What caused it
Alphabet soup
Battle Fields
Hodgepodge
100
Small modified infectious host proteins Abnormally shaped versions of your own proteins
What is Prions
100
Smaller than bacteria
What mycoplasmas
100
circulates in body fluids, attacking antigens
What is IgG
100
Block RNA or DNA synthesis
What antiviral agents
100
Transmitted by body fluids Sexual contact Breast milk Blood-to-blood contact Contaminated needles Transfusions During pregnancy or birth
What is Human Immunodeficiency Virus
200
microorganisms are multiplying in or on the host
What is colonization
200
Cells without membrane-bound organelles (prokaryotes)
What are bacteria
200
circulates in body fluids, attacking antigens
What is IgG
200
Block Cell wall synthesis Protein synthesis Nucleic acid synthesis Bacterial metabolism
What are antibiotics
200
Commonly called “allergic reactions” Systemic or anaphylactic reactions Local or atopic reactions (genetic)
What is Type I Hypersensitivity
300
the microorganisms normally living in or on your body
What are microflora
300
Protein coat surrounding nucleic acid core
What are viruses
300
circulates in body fluids; has five units to pull antigens together into clumps
What is IgM
300
control the immune response T helper cells T suppressor cells Antigen presenting cells
What are regulatory cells
300
Usually involves antigens on red or white blood cells Transfusion reactions Rh disease Drug reactions
What is Type II Hypersensitivity
400
Make an infection more likely to cause disease
What are virulence factors
400
Cause malaria, amoebic dysentery, giardiasis
What are protozoa
400
found on mast cells in tissues; starts an inflammation
What is IgE
400
carry out the attack on the antigen T cytotoxic (or T killer) cells B cells (produce antibodies) Leukocytes
What are Effector cells
400
Signs and Symptoms: Urticaria, patchy generalized rash,extensive edema of the face neck and joints, and fever
What is Serum sickness (Type III Sensitivity)
500
chemicals that control the immune response
What are cytokines
500
Most require a cooler temperature than human core body temperature
What are Fungi
500
found on the surface of B cells; acts as an antigen receptor
What is IgD
500
vasculitis seen in certain autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus or kidney damage seen with acute glomerulonephritis
What is caused by Type III Hypersensitivity
500
May be either primary or acquired
What is Immunodeficiency
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