Host and defence

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Decks in this class (24)

Immune response to fungi, protozoa and metazoa
Are mammals protozoa or metazoan,
What disease is linked to plasmod...,
Which microbe causes thrush
8  cards
Health and illness beliefs
Illness beliefs,
Dimensions of illness beliefs,
Self regulatory model
6  cards
Public health management - pandemics
What are the different types of i...,
Function of haemagglutinin,
Function of neuraminidase
6  cards
Lymph nodes of the trunk and their clinical presentation
Bladder,
Prostate,
Penis
27  cards
Lymph nodes head and neck
Primary lymphatic organs,
Primary lymphatic organ example,
Secondary lymphatic organs
21  cards
Immunisation and vaccines
Immunity,
Passive,
Active
19  cards
Antibiotic resistance and sustainable healthcare
Antibiotic resistance,
Antimicrobial resistance,
How does antibiotic resistance ha...
20  cards
Antibiotics a logical approach
Gram ve,
Gram ve,
B lactam examples
34  cards
HIV infection management
Transmission of hiv,
Stages of hiv infection,
Kaposi s sarcoma
18  cards
HIV infection and immune system
Primary id,
Secondary id,
Why is it bad not to have a thymus
14  cards
Malaria and other blood-borne parasites
2 main categories of parasites,
Protozoan infections,
Helminth infections
9  cards
Treating chronic inflammatory illness
Cox 1,
Cox 2,
What chemicals are responsible fo...
14  cards
Opportunistic infection
Pathogen,
Commensal,
Virulence
14  cards
Autoimmunity general principles
What is autoimmunity,
What is tolerance,
What are the two types of tolerance
8  cards
Immunodeficiency and infection
What is immunodeficiency,
Primary id,
Severe combined immunodeficiency
21  cards
Common viral rashes
Papule,
Macule,
Patch
20  cards
Hair, skin and nails
Integumentary system and functions,
4 overarching layers of skin,
Epidermis
39  cards
Basic and clinical anatomy of the spleen
Is the spleen intra or retro peri...,
The two pulps of the spleen and t...,
How does blood enter and exit the...
16  cards
Sexually transmitted infections
Ph change with trichomonas,
Chlamydia trachonatis,
Chlamydia pstittaci
24  cards
Imaging of the spleen and immune system
The spleen,
Common causes of splenomegaly,
Splenic injury grading system
7  cards
Developing recombinant DNA vaccines
1st generation vaccines,
Limitations of first gen vaccines,
Benefits of first generation vacc...
17  cards
A clinical overview of autoimmune disease
What is autoimmunity,
Autoimmune diseases in childhood ...,
Risk factors for autoimmune disease
24  cards
Surface anatomy of the LNs
In legs and arms what blood vesse...,
In the trunk which blood vessel d...,
How does the thoracic duct enter ...
24  cards
Vaccines and the immune system
Immunisation,
The two types of immune system,
Attenuated vaccine
12  cards

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