Immunology

When it comes to food preparation, it remains a top concern in several countries. Due to recent outbreaks such as Ebola, developed nations remain taking preventative measures to halt the spread of such diseases. Moreover, several corporations have also taken initiative. To expound further, these corporations have fortified an already existing mandate regarding what the U.S. public can and cannot consume. As a result, citizens of countries such as America will never have to endure the lasting…

The body’s immune system is a group of cells and tissues responsible to protect body from foreign organism like bacteria, viruses and fungi. Antibodies, one of the cells that recognize these foreign organism and will destroy them (Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine : The Gale Group, Inc., 2008). Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that recognize the body’s own tissues as foreign invaders. Autoimmune disease is a disorder in which the immune system fights the body’s own cells…

Vaccinations, one of the greatest public health accomplishments, are given all around the world (Ten Great Public Health Achievements, 1999). “Vaccines help develop immunity by imitating an infection, but this “imitation” infection does not cause illness” (For Parents: Vaccines for Your Children, 2016). Vaccines prevent against illness and provides protection against large outbreaks and deaths. Although vaccines benefit many individuals, the controversy of safety and denying of rights remains.…

What I found most interesting about this module was how antibodies of the IgE isotype can bind to Fc receptors on the surface of mast cells. Although this effect most likely evolved as a component of protection against helminthic parasites, it continues to play a substantial role in symptoms for allergy. Mast cell activation is not further addressed until module 8.2, but understanding how mast cell activation plays a prominent role in the immune system is vital to learning how to combat…

I plan to begin my paper by speaking a little about the history of vaccines and how they work in our healthcare system. Vaccines are considered to be one of the greatest contributions to health care to ever be introduced into society. Yet, increasing amounts of people are struggling with whether or not it is best to get their children vaccinated. In my opinion the risks that come with vaccines are minimal compared to the advantages. I believe vaccines should be mandatory and that sanctions…

The vaccines used in routine health care undergo extensive trials and testing before they are licensed and distributed to guarantee the safety of patients who receive vaccinations. According to the CDC, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the development of vaccines to “ensure their safety, purity, potency, and effectiveness”, and are “evaluated by highly trained FDA scientists and doctors”. “Currently, the United States has the safest, most effective vaccine supply in its…

Hemolytic transfusion reaction is a life-threatening blood transfusion reaction (Yahalom & Zelig, 2015). Its symptoms can be displayed immediately or seen over days to weeks after the transfusion. Immediate action must take place in order for the patient to survive. When patients are given the wrong blood type an ABO incompatibility take place causing the destruction of their red blood cell (Berseus, Boman, Nessen, & Westerberg, 2013). The main function of the patient immune system is to…

Pertussis Pertussis is also known as the whooping cough has infected and killed many infants and young children under the age of one, it has also killed people older than one but that is very uncommon for people over the age of one to get the disease. In these paragraphs i will explain the background and description, the symptoms, influences on body, and cures and treatments for the disease. Pertussis, (whooping cough) mainly affects infants and young children under the age of one. Infants…

MCTD may be diagnosed upon a clinical evaluation of overlap disorders, a detailed patient history, identification of characteristic findings, and specialized tests in blood that reveal high levels of antibodies to the U1 small nuclear ribonucleoprotein (anti-RNP) and high amounts of the antibodies ANA. Those who have mixed connective tissue disease such as systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis disease lack the antibodies dsDNA and Scl70, respectively. The treatment of MCTD is…

The immune system is a highly integrated, diverse task force the body recruited with the sole mission of protection against invading forces of infection, pathogens and mutant cells. The immune system is always surveilling for the enemy through its ranks of innate immune cells which lack memory and specificity including, neutrophils, basophils, eosinophils and monocytes. These cells patrol and destroy anything suspicious whether they have seen it before or not and have the ability to alert higher…