Nester's Microbiology: A Human Perspective
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Why would it benefit the body to have an adaptive immune system in addition to an innate immune system?
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- Why does the immensely powerful immune system of the body, an organ system that has evolved over millennia of challenges from a wide variety of infectious and noninfectious invaders to become an exceedingly effective defender of the body against agents far more virulent than HIV, now appear to be powerless against it?arrow_forwardThe primary function of the immune system is to protect the host from invasion by foreign organisms. But how does the immune system prevent itself from mounting attacks against its host? In other words, how does the immune system distinguish between self and nonself?arrow_forwardWhat is adaptive (specific) immune response? How does it differ from Innate (nonspecific) immune response?arrow_forward
- Why are innate immunity and inflammation described as “nonspecific”?arrow_forwardHow is the proper Functioning of the human immune important to all other Systems in the body?arrow_forwardWhy is an immune response usually more effective on subsequent exposure to an antigen than after the first exposure?arrow_forward
- Is immune tolerance good or bad?why?arrow_forwardWhich of the following is not characteristic of the adaptive immune system? A) It forms memory in active immunity c) Activated T cells become plasma cells. d) Antigen specificarrow_forwardWhat is innate immunity? List the four types of barriers which protect the body from the entry of the foreign agents.arrow_forward
- There are two different but not necessarily exlusive theories of what triggers an immune reaction: the self/non-self theory and the danger or damage theory. How do these two theories differ in terms of how they do or do not explain our response to the commensal microbes that reside in our guts?arrow_forwardThe difference between innate immunity and adaptive immunity is that adaptive immunity attacks pathogens; innate immunity attacks microbes. innate immunity is fast and generalized; adaptive immunity is slow and specific. adaptive immunity releases cytokines; innate immunity produces antibodies. innate immunity targets cancers and transplants; adaptive immunity targets viruses and bacteria.arrow_forwardWhat Are the Key Components of the Adaptive Immune System?arrow_forward
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