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PHT 112 Immunology and Immunization

ND1 levelMedical & Health Sciences15 topics

PHT 112 covers 15 topics. StudyPath paces them into daily study sessions that finish before your exam date, with practice questions and worked answers for each one.

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Course outline

The topics this course covers, in teaching order.

  1. Meaning of immunity, immunization and immunology
  2. Herd immunity and acquisition of immunity
  3. Factors affecting resistance to disease
  4. Nature of the immune system
  5. Antigens, antibodies and antibody synthesis
  6. Natural and artificial immunity
  7. Antigen-antibody reactions
  8. Hypersensitivity and allergic reactions
  9. ABO blood group and rhesus factor
  10. Resistance to infection and immunity
  11. Immunization in public health
  12. Communicable diseases and immune measures
  13. Epidemics, endemics and pandemics
  14. Immunization campaigns, surveillance and schedule
  15. Organization of immunization sessions

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Meaning of immunity, immunization and immunology

Immunity is the body's ability to resist infection or disease through a coordinated response of cells, tissues and organs. Immunization is the deliberate introduction of an antigen to generate protective immunity, while immunology is the scientific study of the immune system’s structure, function and disorders.

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