BIOL 134 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Facultative Anaerobic Organism, Staphylococcus Epidermidis, Coagulase

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We will see many examples of the immune system causing more harm than good: Superantigen: a molecule that reacts with a large number of immune cells. Normal antigens cause 0. 01 - 0. 001% of the t/b cells to become active. Superantigens will activate up to 20% of the t/b cells. Acts like a smoke-screen to protect the pathogen. I(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals either ha(cid:448)e or do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e the a antigen on their red blood cells. I(cid:374)di(cid:448)iduals either ha(cid:448)e or do(cid:374)"t ha(cid:448)e the b antigen on their red blood cells. Type ab: have both a and b antigen. Screening against self-antigens affect what blood we can have transfused. Vaccines work by arming our immune system against a microbe. All the work is by the immune system (neutralization, opsonization, aggregation, etc. ) Antimicrobial drugs work by directly attacking the microbe. Interrupt various important functions (protein synthesis, cell wall synthesis, metabolism, etc. ) Long lasting protection that stops infections before they happen.

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