Microbiology

A person exposed to hepatitis A virus may be treated with an injection of antibody molecules. This ...

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The attenuated oral poliovirus vaccine (OVP) is no longer administered in the U.S.A. because it

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Which of the following statements regarding toxoids is FALSE?

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Which of the following substances is commonly used to inactivate microbes?

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Large quantities of pure antigen produced using recombinant DNA technology can be used to prepare ...

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The polio vaccine currently administered in the U.S., known as IPV, is an example of a(n) ________ vaccine.

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The discovery of antibodies and the understanding of their actions lead to

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Development of new vaccines has slowed in recent decades. This is due to

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Contact immunity within a population can be produced by ________ vaccines.

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Describe the mechanisms of action of antibodies.

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What are the steps involved in B cell activation?

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Discuss the importance of there being two types of adaptive immune responses (antibody and cell-mediated).

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B cells are activated when they interact with (antigen-presenting/Th1/Th2) cells.

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T lymphocytes that have both CD4 and CD25 are (cytotoxic/helper/regulatory) T cells.

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The antibody function known as (agglutination/neutralization/opsonization) is illustrated in Figure 16.3.

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TCRs only recognize antigens presented by APC; therefore, (BCR/MHC/Th1) molecules ultimately ...

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T lymphocytes mature in the (bone marrow/lymph node/thymus).

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The (constant/ hinge/variable) regions from the light and heavy chains of an antibody combine to ...

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When a T cell's CD95L binds to the CD95 on a target cell, antibodies are formed.

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Cytokines are soluble regulatory proteins that act as intercellular signals and include substances ...

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Immature B lymphocytes undergo clonal deletion in the bone marrow.

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The MALT lacks the tough outer capsule of a lymph node but functions in the same way.

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The adaptive immune response requires exposure to specific epitopes for activation.

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Which of the following is the result when a CTL interacts with a virally infected cell?

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IgE antibodies are best described as

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