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A: The scientific studies of serum and other body fluids are collectively known as serological tests.…
Q: Enlist two immunological diagnostic techniques that rely on a secondary antibody and explain their…
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Q: Define the term immunological surveillance, and identify the cells involved in this function.
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Q: What is the purpose of anti-human IgG antibodies in immunological testing?
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Q: Describe the purpose of immunological memory, and explain ?how it develops
A: The capability of the body to recognize and fight against foreign and harmful particles is called…
Q: Describe the procedures for an ELISA test for the HIV antibodies in patients
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Q: Define specificity and sensitivity as these terms relate to immunological testing.
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Q: How we can Treatment Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (SCID) by using gene therapy? Please answer…
A: SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY:- SCID stands for severe combined immunodeficiency, a group of…
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Q: Differentiate process of the reaction for capture assays. Compare to other immunoassays like…
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Q: What are passive andactive immunization?According to the duration ofthe protection how do thesetypes…
A: The immunology is a branch of science that studies and deals with the immune system of the body. The…
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A: Immunoblotting, like ELISA, uses host antibodies to identify specific parasite antigens. Protein…
Q: Direct immunofluorescent tests use a labeled antibody to identifya. an unknown microbe b. an unknown…
A: Direct immuno-fluorescence(DIF) is a technique employed in the laboratory to diagnose skin, kidney,…
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Q: Describe the principles behind direct and indirect fl uorescent antibody tests.
A: Fluorescent antibody technique is a laboratory technique in which the labelled antibodies bind to…
Q: Describe the term serology and explain the immunologic principle behind serological tests.
A: Immune reactions to antigens result in the production of antibodies, and antibodies strongly attach…
Q: EIAs are extremely sensitive diagnostic tools. Why,then, is the immunoblot (Western blot) procedure…
A: EIA stands for enzyme immunoassay, is a diagnostic test that can be divided into two types based on…
Q: State the principle of vaccination. How can vaccines be used to prevent microbial infections? Write…
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Q: When a patient goes from testing negative for a specific antibody to testing positive a month later…
A: An antibody or serology test is a blood test that looks for signs of a previous infection. It…
Q: Describe the six types of antigen preparations for making vaccines.
A: Vaccines are basically preparations of biological components that help develop an immune response…
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Q: Interpret the outcome of direct and indirect immunofl uorescent antibody testing.
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Q: The classic clinical problem with immunodeficiency disorders is the development of which of the…
A: Immunodeficiency disorders are common and it occurs due to many conditions. The ability of the body…
Q: Name 3 characteristics of a “good’ immunogen 2 sentences for each characteristics
A: An immunogen is a specific type of antigen that is able to elicit an immune response. Antibody…
Q: hortly discuss the different immunodeficiency and immunoproliferative disorders and include the…
A: Immunodeficiency diseases: Immunodeficiency diseases elicit the immune system to fail, resulting in…
Q: Two newly developed vaccine candidates (A and B) are tested in mice for their ability to elicit high…
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A: Immune tolerance, or immunological tolerance, or immunotolerance, is the immune system's state of…
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A: Introduction Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) is one of the common viruses that infects the humans, it is…
Q: Identify two immunological diagnostic techniques that rely on a secondary antibody, and explain how…
A: Serology is the scientific study of blood serum and other bodily fluids. In practical immunological…
Q: Compare the advantages and disadvantages of EIA, rapid tests,and immunoblots with respect to speed,…
A: The immune system is a complex network of biological structures (cell) and protein that defends the…
Q: Most vaccines are designed to be preventative or prophylactic. What does this mean?
A: Vaccine provides active acquired immunity to the human’s against the specific organism. Thus vaccine…
Q: If you are working in a diagnostic lab, what will be your choice among Monoclonal or Polyclonal…
A: Antibody is also known as Immunoglobulin. Antibody usually bind to the Antigen.
Q: Define the term serology, and explain the immunologic principle behind serological tests.
A: An antigen is a substance or a molecule that the body recognizes as a foreign particle. That means…
Q: Describe the background aims of immunologic testing.
A: Immunological tests are used to detect the presence of pathogens, blood pigment haemoglobin, etc…
Q: Provide some reasons in vivo tests would not be as reliable as immunoassaytests.
A: IMMUNOASSAY test can be used for the presence of specific antibody or specific antigen in the blood…
Q: Compare and contrast the immunodeficiency observed in SCIDpatients to that of AIDS patients. What…
A: Immunodeficiency is a state in which the ability of the immune system to fight against the…
Q: Example of 5 commercially active immunodiagnostic test kits
A: Immuno-diagnostic assays are procedures that utilize products of the immune response as the integral…
Q: Which study has been awarded the 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine in Immunology? Explain this mechanism…
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Q: Briefly describe the principles and give an example of the use of aspecific test using…
A: these immunological techniques focus on identifying the antigens [mostly proteins] or antibodies in…
Q: Outline the principle behind the following techniques:…
A: Immunofixation is an immunological technique that involves antigens and antibodies. Southern blot is…
Q: 2018 Nobel Prize for Medicine in Immunology?
A: The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet on 1st Oct 2018 has decided to give the Nobel prize in…
Describe 2 methods of immunotherapy currently in use, and the clinical results of one of these (ie, how often does it work well?)
Immunotherapy is a theraputic approach by which we makecan use of the concepts of immunology to provide clincal care to disease and disorders .
Immunotherapy is a new and emerging field which is currently booming and used even in cancer and antimicrobial therapy .
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- In relation to immunotechnology, answer the following: explain the reason behind developing different forms of Monoclonal antibodies (chimeric MABs, humanized MABs, and fully human MABs)Enlist two immunological diagnostic techniques that rely on a secondary antibody and explain their working.Briefly discuss how Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and western blotting contributeto immunological testing.
- How would a lateral flow immunoassay using breast milk to test high levels of concentrations of IgG from a maternal mother whom was vaccinated to protect her child from RSV logistically be made? Specify the importance of making this a rapid investigative device and select the test and control antibody and whyyou chose them. Present a diagram if possible.What are the advantages/disadvantages of using a direct immunoblotting method? Compare and contrast to an indirect immunoblotting method.Define the principle immunoturbidimetric C3 assay
- What are the types of Immunomodulator agents? Please explain each of them? Please answer at your own words.Why monoclonal antibodies method is better than polyclonal antibodies method in detecting specific pathogen? Explain the reasons for both selection or rejection methods..Briefly Explain this statement "Immunomodulator Agents "-Please explain at your own words.