Chapter 7 - Communicable Diseases
... • Communicable disease may be caused by a wide variety of organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites • For many centuries, communicable diseases were the leading cause of death and disability among all ages, but especially among the young and the old – May cause great epidemics – Can also be ...
... • Communicable disease may be caused by a wide variety of organisms, such as bacteria, viruses, or parasites • For many centuries, communicable diseases were the leading cause of death and disability among all ages, but especially among the young and the old – May cause great epidemics – Can also be ...
Lecture 11: Mucosal Immunity
... Disruption of this balance leads to disease Local DCs play key role • DCs in Peyer’s patches in almina propria produce IL-10, rather than pro-inflammatory IL-12 • Response to Ag is local IgA and induction of tolerance • This tolerant response maintained by TSLP, TGFβ, PGE2 produced by local epit ...
... Disruption of this balance leads to disease Local DCs play key role • DCs in Peyer’s patches in almina propria produce IL-10, rather than pro-inflammatory IL-12 • Response to Ag is local IgA and induction of tolerance • This tolerant response maintained by TSLP, TGFβ, PGE2 produced by local epit ...
Connective Tissue Diseases
... autoimmune disease with autoantibodies to self nuclear antigen in various tissue leading to organ damage More common in females ...
... autoimmune disease with autoantibodies to self nuclear antigen in various tissue leading to organ damage More common in females ...
Curriculum Vitae - University of Michigan School of Public
... Zelner JL, Murray MB, Becerra MC, Galea J, Lecca L, Calderon R, Yataco R, Zhang Z, Grenfell BT, Cohen T. (2014). Age-specific risks of tuberculosis infection from household- and community-exposures suggest opportunities for interventions in a high-burden setting. American Journal of Epidemiology. 18 ...
... Zelner JL, Murray MB, Becerra MC, Galea J, Lecca L, Calderon R, Yataco R, Zhang Z, Grenfell BT, Cohen T. (2014). Age-specific risks of tuberculosis infection from household- and community-exposures suggest opportunities for interventions in a high-burden setting. American Journal of Epidemiology. 18 ...
Hepatitis B Immune Globulin Biological Page
... Use with caution in individuals with a history of prior systemic allergic reactions following administration of human immunoglobulin preparations. Individuals with immunoglobulin A deficiency have a potential for developing IgA antibodies and could develop anaphylactic reactions to subsequent bl ...
... Use with caution in individuals with a history of prior systemic allergic reactions following administration of human immunoglobulin preparations. Individuals with immunoglobulin A deficiency have a potential for developing IgA antibodies and could develop anaphylactic reactions to subsequent bl ...
Tuberculosis in children: Toronto 2004
... Skin test years after infection ànegative reaction. BUT This skin test may boost reactivity subsequent tests--> positive Boosted reaction may be misinterpreted as new infection. ...
... Skin test years after infection ànegative reaction. BUT This skin test may boost reactivity subsequent tests--> positive Boosted reaction may be misinterpreted as new infection. ...
Document
... Some bacteria engulfed during phagocytosis avoid the killing mechanisms of the phagocyte to survive inside cells. Macrophages are a common targets for intracellular bacteria (e.g. Salmonella spp.) that live inside cell compartments. These bacteria cannot be detected by complement or antibody but, in ...
... Some bacteria engulfed during phagocytosis avoid the killing mechanisms of the phagocyte to survive inside cells. Macrophages are a common targets for intracellular bacteria (e.g. Salmonella spp.) that live inside cell compartments. These bacteria cannot be detected by complement or antibody but, in ...
Controlling the Spread of Disease Notetakers
... • If your body does come in contact with the ___________________ disease, it knows how to _________________ it off • Can give __________________ to viral and bacterial infections Antibiotics • A substance that kills or slows the growth of ___________________ • Most commonly used to treat ___________ ...
... • If your body does come in contact with the ___________________ disease, it knows how to _________________ it off • Can give __________________ to viral and bacterial infections Antibiotics • A substance that kills or slows the growth of ___________________ • Most commonly used to treat ___________ ...
Support CDC tools to detect HAIs and combat antibiotic
... HAIs are among the leading causes of preventable harm and death in the United States, with 1 in 25 patients contracting an HAI. NHSN, our national tracking system, and the Prevention Epicenters research program, are critical tools to address scientific gaps in HAI detection and prevention. Inc ...
... HAIs are among the leading causes of preventable harm and death in the United States, with 1 in 25 patients contracting an HAI. NHSN, our national tracking system, and the Prevention Epicenters research program, are critical tools to address scientific gaps in HAI detection and prevention. Inc ...
Nonspecific and Specific Immunity
... • Passive immunity can be transferred artificially by injecting antibodies from an animal that is already immune to a disease into another animal. – Rabies treatment: injection with antibodies against rabies virus that are both passive immunizations (the immediate fight) and active immunizations (l ...
... • Passive immunity can be transferred artificially by injecting antibodies from an animal that is already immune to a disease into another animal. – Rabies treatment: injection with antibodies against rabies virus that are both passive immunizations (the immediate fight) and active immunizations (l ...
and Factor H on fungal surface. Complement evasion Immune
... cell-mediated immunity and phagocyte activation. Th2 cells produce predominantly cytokines such as interleukins 3 and 4 (IL-3 and IL-4) and tend to promote antibody production ...
... cell-mediated immunity and phagocyte activation. Th2 cells produce predominantly cytokines such as interleukins 3 and 4 (IL-3 and IL-4) and tend to promote antibody production ...
RRC_art 4.indd - Romanian Journal of Cardiology
... of inflammatory rheumatic diseases, being characterized by an increased risk of premature atherosclerosis. The main mechanisms responsible for cardiovascular impairment are: endothelial cell injury induced by anti-endothelial antibodies, ischemia/reperfusion damage, immune-mediated cytotoxicity and ...
... of inflammatory rheumatic diseases, being characterized by an increased risk of premature atherosclerosis. The main mechanisms responsible for cardiovascular impairment are: endothelial cell injury induced by anti-endothelial antibodies, ischemia/reperfusion damage, immune-mediated cytotoxicity and ...
Medical Microbiology
... medical microbiology in a hospital setting and, in addition, it will provide training in providing consultations in the diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases. The training program is approved both by the Collège des médecins du Québec and the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. The program ...
... medical microbiology in a hospital setting and, in addition, it will provide training in providing consultations in the diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases. The training program is approved both by the Collège des médecins du Québec and the Royal College of Physicians of Canada. The program ...
Substitute Lesson Plans for
... The wealth of genomics information made available by the Human Genome Project1 will greatly assist doctors in early diagnosis of hereditary diseases, such as type I diabetes, cystic fibrosis, early-onset Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, that previously were detectable only after clinical symptom ...
... The wealth of genomics information made available by the Human Genome Project1 will greatly assist doctors in early diagnosis of hereditary diseases, such as type I diabetes, cystic fibrosis, early-onset Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, that previously were detectable only after clinical symptom ...
Chronic Kidney Disease
... Aluminum hydroxide binders should be avoided if possible. – Use with citrate solutions has resulted in aluminum toxicity and death. ...
... Aluminum hydroxide binders should be avoided if possible. – Use with citrate solutions has resulted in aluminum toxicity and death. ...
Immune responses to bacteria
... Circulating helper T cells recognise these bacterial fragments and begin to produce proteins called cytokines. Two major groups of helper T cells are known as Th1 and Th2 cells. These cell types differ in the types of cytokine they secrete. Th1 cells predominantly produce interferon-g (IFN-g), which ...
... Circulating helper T cells recognise these bacterial fragments and begin to produce proteins called cytokines. Two major groups of helper T cells are known as Th1 and Th2 cells. These cell types differ in the types of cytokine they secrete. Th1 cells predominantly produce interferon-g (IFN-g), which ...
Gastrointestinal tract barrier function
... without any appreciable effects on production and health. Nevertheless this balance between heightened activation of inflammatory cascades (proinflammation) and immunoregulatory responses is precarious and can fail if there are exaggerated responses to pro-inflammatory cytokines, as can occur for ex ...
... without any appreciable effects on production and health. Nevertheless this balance between heightened activation of inflammatory cascades (proinflammation) and immunoregulatory responses is precarious and can fail if there are exaggerated responses to pro-inflammatory cytokines, as can occur for ex ...
Immune Responses to Bacteria
... Circulating helper T cells recognise these bacterial fragments and begin to produce proteins called cytokines. Two major groups of helper T cells are known as Th1 and Th2 cells. These cell types differ in the types of cytokine they secrete. Th1 cells predominantly produce interferon-g (IFN-g), which ...
... Circulating helper T cells recognise these bacterial fragments and begin to produce proteins called cytokines. Two major groups of helper T cells are known as Th1 and Th2 cells. These cell types differ in the types of cytokine they secrete. Th1 cells predominantly produce interferon-g (IFN-g), which ...
Respiratory Pharmacy & the Ward Pharmacist experience
... • Actual number not important, but the trend is • Measures response to bronchodilator therapy – increase by 20% post treatment (provided the baseline reading > 300ml/min adults) • Measures early deterioration before pt. feels the change in his disease ...
... • Actual number not important, but the trend is • Measures response to bronchodilator therapy – increase by 20% post treatment (provided the baseline reading > 300ml/min adults) • Measures early deterioration before pt. feels the change in his disease ...
11.1 Antibody Production and Vaccination
... 11.1 Antibody production and vaccination The false coloured electron micrograph shows a macrophage (red) engulfing tuberculosis bacteria (yellow). After the bacteria are engulfed and digested the bacterial surface antigens (molecules that provoke an immune response) are attached to the cell membrane ...
... 11.1 Antibody production and vaccination The false coloured electron micrograph shows a macrophage (red) engulfing tuberculosis bacteria (yellow). After the bacteria are engulfed and digested the bacterial surface antigens (molecules that provoke an immune response) are attached to the cell membrane ...
P - World Congress on Virology
... Part 1 Summary We were examined differences between protective and non-protective host response by measuring global cellular gene expression profiles in SHIVinfected macaques. Comparing gene expression profiles in PBMC from animals that exhibit different levels of virus control showed interesting d ...
... Part 1 Summary We were examined differences between protective and non-protective host response by measuring global cellular gene expression profiles in SHIVinfected macaques. Comparing gene expression profiles in PBMC from animals that exhibit different levels of virus control showed interesting d ...
the development of a mouse mutant for studying the role of nkg2d in
... NKG2D is an activating receptor that is involved in the innate and adaptive immune response to various forms of cellular stress (infections, heat shock, etc.) and tumour transformation. In mice, it is expressed on NK, NKT and T (CD8+ activated and memory ab and some gd) cells. NKG2D is a transmembra ...
... NKG2D is an activating receptor that is involved in the innate and adaptive immune response to various forms of cellular stress (infections, heat shock, etc.) and tumour transformation. In mice, it is expressed on NK, NKT and T (CD8+ activated and memory ab and some gd) cells. NKG2D is a transmembra ...
TOPIC: Immunity AIM: What is immunity?
... Aim: Explain the two different types of immunity. Do Now: Describe the difference between the two types of bone marrow. HW: Asexual Repro and Mitosis Reading Notes ...
... Aim: Explain the two different types of immunity. Do Now: Describe the difference between the two types of bone marrow. HW: Asexual Repro and Mitosis Reading Notes ...