History
Who is considered the father of Immunology?
Edward Jenners
Since Birth
How long does it take for your adaptive immune system to take hold of the infection
around 6 days
What does NK stand for
Natural Killer
What term is used when talking about the immune system, distinguishing between its own cells and pathogens?
Self vs non-self
What disease had a high mortality rate in the late 1700s and resulted in the first vaccine?
Describe the response the innate system supplies
Non-specific, fast, constant
Describe the response the adaptive system supplies
Specific, Slow, improves
What are the two types of T cells
Cytotoxic and Helper
What is an example of a primary organ of the immune system?
bone marrow or thymus
Who created the first lab-synthesized vaccine?
Pastaur
What is the quality of the innate system
Quantity over quality
What is the quality of the adaptive system
What phagocytic cells predominantly activate T cells
DC
If you are getting malaria from a mosquito, what method of infection is that?
Vector-borne
Thucydides observed the outbreak of the plague in what city?
Athens
How will the innate cells call for backup?
Cytokines
What cells are responsible for humoral immunity
B cells
What cell do all blood cells come from
Hematopoietic stem cells
What term is the process of a cell engulfing another object
phagocytosis
Thucydides was credited with observing what immunological process?
Immune System Memory
What cell is the first responder in the innate system
Neutrophils or macrophages
What occurs in the adaptive immune system after the infection is over?
memory
What cells are responsible for expanding the blood vessels
Mast Cells
What percentage of the leukocyte counts in the blood are basophils?
<1%