BPK 140 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Public Administration, Meningitis, Tuberculosis
17 Sep 2018
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Top 10 causes of death (usa: pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhea/enteritis, diphtheria. Fights parasites, fungi, cancer cells, foreign tissue. Thousands of t cells work together to kill pathogens: macrophages ("big eater") Aid in humoral immunity by engulfing antibody-bound pathogens: humoral immunity, antibodies: Proteins that stick to specific antigens on pathogens. They coat pathogens and make them clump together so that pathogens: Can be more effectively "eaten" by macrophages: vaccination: key to prevention, vaccination: Small quantity of inactive pathogen injected to create memory cells (t- cells & b-cells) Best cure: your immune system: flu (influenza virus) Most of those who died were healthy, 18-40 year olds: hepatitis and meningitis, hepatitis (virus) Inflammation of the liver: meningitis (bacterial, viral, fungal, reproductive and uti, vaginal infections. Yeast infection (fungi: penile infections, uti. Caused by bacteria: protection, wash hands, avoid rubbing eyes and touching mouth, don"t bite your nails. Negative: expensive, no equal access, insurance doesn"t cover all expenses: two-tier system.
