Immune System

 Illness – Subjective Feeling

 Disease – Objective Finding

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 Immune System
Causes of Disease
Genetic Diseases
Infectious Diseases
Life Style & Personal
Habits
Accidents
Poisons & Toxic
Chemicals

Immune System
Genetic Diseases

 5 % General Population

 Inheritance Pattern

 Chromosome Abnormality

 Biochemical Defect

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 Immune System
Genetic Diseases
 Early Detection

 Ultrasound

 Amniocentesis

Immune System
Congenital Defects – Non Genetic

 Drugs

Alcohol

Radiation

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 Immune System
Infectious Diseases

Communicable Diseases:

– Common Colds
– Sexually Transmitted
Diseases
– Mumps, Rubella, Measles

Immune System
Life Style & Personal Habits
1. Drug Addiction

2. Alcohol

3. Smoking

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 Immune System
Accidents
 BURNS

 TRAUMA

 DRAWNING

Immune System
Poisons & Toxic Chemicals

Suicidal Attempt

Accidental

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 Immune System - Functions
1. Maintain Health

2. Fight Infections

3. Promote Healing
Process

Immune System -
Components
I. Cellular:
- Macrophage
- Lymphocyte
II. Genetic

III. Molecular

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 IMMUNE SYSTEM

Immunogenicity

Production of Immune Response

IMMUNE SYSTEM

AUTO - IMMUNITY

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 Immune System
Immunity & Infection

VACCINATION:

 Active
 Passive

Immunity & Infection

- Local & Systemic

- Specific & Non-Specific

- Hormonal & Cellular

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 Immune System
Anaphylaxis - Immediate
Hypersensitivity Reaction:
- Local
- Systemic

Immune System

IMMUNOSUPPRESSION
Organ Transplants

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 Immune System

Immunopotentiation

Cancer Treatment

Sex Hormones
&
Immune System

Estrogen – Immune Stimulation

Androgen – Immune Depression

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Nutrition & Immune System

Healthy Diet

Age & Immune System

Immune
Senescence

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 Fetus & Immune System

Blocking
Antibodies

THE END

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