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- 1. Ch. 40 The Immune Systemand Disease By: Vicky Leung & Yilin Ye
2. Infectious Disease
- Disease - any change other than an injury, that disrupt the normal function of the body.
Yilin 3. Pathogens & Diseases Bacteria Virus Protist / Fungi Worm - cold, chicken pox - airborne; direct contact with infected person
- tuberculosis, tetanus
- - fog, direct conact with a carrier, drinking water
- malaria, amoebic dysentery
- - spread by tsetse fly, shower stall
- Schistosomiasis, beef tapeworm
- - freshwater streams and rice paddies, contaminated meat
Yilin 4. The Immune System
- Skin --->
- the most important nonspecific defense of your body.
Yilin Inflammatory Response- 2nd line of defense; nonspecific reaction to tissue damage causing by injury or infection. 5. Humoral Disease
- The immune system produces specific antibodies that blind to antigens on the surface of pathogens.
Yilin 6. Allergies
- The most common overreaction of the immune system are known as allergies. Allergies result when antigens from allergies, such as the figures to your right.
Vicky 7. Autoimmune System
- When the immune system make a mistake and attack the bodys own cells, it produces an autoimmune system
Vicky 8. Cancer
- Cancer begins when something goes wrong with the controls that normally regulate cell growth and division.
Vicky 9. Ways of Treating Cancer
- Chemotherapy
- Radiation
- Surgery
Vicky