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Gonococcal Infection Immunity and Resistance Plenary Review Is there protective immunity to gonococcal disease PA Rice S Gulati DP McQuillen and S Ram The Maxwell Finland Laboratory for Infe. GUNA Summer Clinical Meeting . 28. th. June 2013. Antibiotic resistance in . Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Today’s prese. nta. tion. Overview of gonorrhoea. Disease. UK surveillance data. Antibiotic resistance. Chapter 22. Functions of the Immune System. Destroy pathogens (organisms that cause disease). Detect and kill abnormal cells such as cancerous cells. Remove dead cells and debris from the body. Pathogens. Cells of the Immune System. Physical & Chemical Barriers. Innate and Adaptive Immunity. Innate Defenses. Nonspecific physical and chemical barriers that contribute to resistance against infection. Veterinary assisting program. Responsibilities . The immune system is responsible for protecting the animal from potentially harmful organisms attempting to invade.. It is a VERY complicated system. It must be able to recognize substances that are foreign to the body by recognizing what is naturally . The term Immunity has traditionally referred to the resistance exhibited by the host towards injury caused by microorganism and their product.. However, protection against infectious disease is only one of many consequences of immune response, which in its entirety is concerned with the reaction of the body against any foreign antigen.. Abdulwahid. . University of . Mustanisiriya. College of Medicine . Third stage . The Neisseria. Gram-negative . cocci. , usually occur in pairs to form (. diplococci. ). The two medically important species are . Dr. . Bipin. Patel. introduction. INTRODUCTION. The term “immunity” is referred to the . resistance of an individual . towards . injury. caused by . microbial stimuli . (microorganisms & their products) & . 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. . 1 1 Introduction Immunity is the ability of the human body to protect itself from infectious disease. The defence mechanisms of the body are complex and include innate (non-specific, non-adaptive) mec - CoV - 2 and the concept of an Immunity Certificate . Background As SARS - CoV - 2 continues to circulate, we approach a tim e when a significant number of people who have been infected in early pa 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).. Kavisha K Patidar . Assistant Professor. Department of . Microbiology. Deogiri College, Aurangabad. Department of Microbiology. Semester- iii. Unit -3. Title:- Immunity. Teacher – . Kavisha. K . Patidar. Dr. Sonalika’s Eye Clinic provide the best Eye infection treatment, Conjunctivitis treatment in pune, Hadapsar, Amanora, Magarpatta, Mundhwa, Kharadi Rd, Viman Nagar, Wagholi, and Wadgaon Sheri