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Humoral Immunity Ajith Sominanda Department of Anatomy.
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Immunology NON-SPECIFIC RESPONSES – SPECIFIC RESPONSES –
What Causes Disease? Germ Theory of Disease: –Developed by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch Infectious diseases occur when microorganisms cause changes that.
Antibody Structure and Function. Each antibody is produced by lymphocytes (specialised white cells) as a result of exposure to specific chemical substances.
Topic 11.1 – Defense Infectious Against Disease Higher Level Ms. S. Scott Human Health and Physiology J205.
32-1 © 2009 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved Defenses Against Disease Infection The presence of a pathogen in or on the body Pathogen.
Ch 43 – The Immune System (Adv Bio bk). II. Defenses Against Infection A. Nonspecific Defenses 1. First Line of Defense a. skin.
