BIO 3124 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Immune System, Symptom, Antibody

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Biology
• Course: BIO 3124
• Professor: John Basso

Document Summary

Dying of a disease is not a form of convalescence. Period of the disease that is much longer and can lasts for months or years. Immune system was able to reduce the level of pathogens below that will harm you. Often pathogens establish latency by hiding somewhere from the immune. Often pathogens establish latency by hiding somewhere from the immune system. If the immune system becomes weakened, the disease may reoccur. As a function of the state of infection. Confined to a specific area of the body. Infection with a generalized distribution in the tissues. As a function of the order of declaration. Occurs in a person weakened by a primary infection. Opportunistic pathogens taken advantage of weakened state of immune system. Average duration of 2-3 days, several weeks or months. Often short duration, but some pathogens have very long incubation periods.