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Specific Immunity By Tanner Hamilton, Asia Thofield
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The Immune System
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What The Immune System
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How it works Proteins on cell surface Immune memory
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Innate Immune System General defense Usually bacterial infections
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Adaptive Immune System Learned throughout life Specific Immunity Usually used against bacteria and viruses that change regularly Quicker responses
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T Cells Type of white blood cell Makes up adaptive immune system
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Killer T-Cells Attacks other cells Can “see” into other cells Also known as “Cytotoxic”
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Helper T-Cells Leads other T-Cells, B-cells, and other immune response cells Express CD4 co-receptor
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General Facts about T-Cells Cause of all autoimmune responses Cause of transplanted organ rejection Some allergic reactions 1/50 T-Cells are actually found in blood
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Development of a T-Cell Created in Lymph Nodes Matures in Thymus
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HIV Infection occurs when bodily fluids are exchanged Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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How HIV Reproduces Uses CD4 Cells Inserts genetic information into the host cells nucleus Reassembles itself and then pushes out of the host cell while stealing necessary components
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How HIV affects T-Cells and The Body Undetermined cause of death for the T-Cell Lowers T-Cell count to dangerous levels Healthy adult= 500 cells/mm3 to 1,200 cells/mm3 HIV infected adult= Less than 200 cell/mm3 Can cause acquired immune deficiency syndrome
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References http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z- guides/components-of-the-immune-systemhttp://www.webmd.com/a-to-z- guides/components-of-the-immune-system http://www.tcells.org/beginners/tcells/ https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/just- diagnosed-with-hiv-aids/understand-your-test- results/cd4-count/https://www.aids.gov/hiv-aids-basics/just- diagnosed-with-hiv-aids/understand-your-test- results/cd4-count/ http://www.the- scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38739/tit le/How-HIV-Destroys-Immune-Cells/http://www.the- scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38739/tit le/How-HIV-Destroys-Immune-Cells/
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