IMM250H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Adaptive Immune System, Peloponnesian War, Smallpox
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Chapter 1: the foundations of immunology - a historical perspective. Immunology studies how the immune system detects pathogens, deploys strategies to counteract microbial invasion, and establish memory of the infectious agent. Microbiome the genetic material of all microbes (bacteria, fungi, protozoa, viruses) that live on and inside the human body. In ancient rome, exempt from public duties or institutions being exempt from control by the state. Term predates the legal use of the word; greek historian and poet thucydides in his history of the peloponnesian war . Variolation first method used to immunize individuals against smallpox. 18th century first time the term immune is used in a medical context. Cells and molecules make a rapid response to eradicate the infection at an early stage. Take longer to become effective; provide resistance to re-infection. In addition, we have natural barriers stop infectious agents from entering or create a hostile environment that discourages pathogen survival.
