PPT-4c – Adaptive Immunity

Adaptive specific Immunity The general idea body can recognize specific invader and act to destroy that specific invader Adaptive immunity develops during an individual s lifetime. 1. Civil Actions Under State Law. The . immunity. provided to trustees. applies . only. to civil actions. brought under . state law. , and not to. actions brought under federal law. or under the law of another state. Lori Herrington. Chaparral High School. What is immunology?. Very simply, it is the study of our body’s defense against infection and disease.. Even though we are constantly bombarded by microorganisms, we rarely become sick. Why?. . Ch.16. What is Immunity?. Immunity is resistance to infection after a foreign antigen has penetrated the first line of defense,. Immunity is achieved naturally, by having the disease or the artificial immunization. . versus Collective Immunity. . Dr . Niamh. Stephenson . (Public Health & Community Medicine, Medicine, UNSW. ) . & . Dr . Mark Davis . (Sociology, Monash). 8th . Australian Influenza . Symposium . Present before exposure to pathogens. Present at birth. Non-antigen specific. Consists of:. Skin… barrier for microbes and viruses. Compromised by abrasion or laceration. Sebacious. sweat is acidic (pH 3-5)… prevents colonization of bacteria. Oral immunity and . immunopathological. processes in the mouth.  Immunity. Microorganisms are in the air we breathe and in/on the food we eat;. Thus our epithelial surfaces are continuously exposed to microorganisms;. A. The body has two main mechanisms of defenses. 1. Innate defense mechanisms – first line of defense. A) These defenses are non-specific and . inherited. Immunity Overview. B) Examples:. 1. ) Physical barriers. Chapter 16: Innate (nonspecific) Immunity. Some terms:. Susceptibility. : Lack of immunity to a disease.. Immunity. : Ability to ward off disease.. . . immunity. : Defenses against any pathogen.. HCS 2100. SLO: 1.0 – 1.4. Immunity is defined as:. The final line of defense against disease. An individual’s power to resist or overcome the effects of a particular disease agent or its harmful products. In short, it is safe to state that immunity refers to the rules and principles that govern diplomatic relations between states and other entities with legal personality within the international system..  . Immunity . is defined as the capacity of the body to resist the pathogenic agents. It is the ability of the body to resist the entry of . different types of . foreign bodies like bacteria, . virus, . of certain substances in . the blood and lymph stream. . These . substances are known as antibodies. . This immunity is inborn. . . Antigens. , the foreign substances that attack the body, stimulate the production of antibodies. . The resistance that an individual acquires during life by recognising and selectively eliminating specific foreign molecules is known as acquired immunity.. This is displays four characteristic features:. Features of adaptive immunity:. Adaptive immunity is characterized by the following:. 1. Antigenic specificity: (. highly specific).. 2. Diversity : . ( each antigen there is specific T-cell and B-cell for it)..