This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.
Immunology
Immunology is a branch of biology which deals with the study of body's defense against infection. Immunology is relatively a new science and its origin is attributed to Edward Jenner. |
The term immunology is coined by Russian biologist Ilya Ilyich Mechnikov |
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Immunity
The overall ability of the host to fight the disease causing organisms conferred by the immune system is called immunity.
Immunity is of two types:
1. Innate immunity or Natural immunity or Non-specific immunity
2. Acquired immunity or Specific immunity |
Immune system
A set of organs and processes of the body that provides resistance to infections and toxins. |
example: Bone marrow, thymus and lymph nodes. |
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Innate Immunity
Innate immunity is a non-specific type (it responds to many antigens i.e. it is not confined to attack a single antigen) of defence. It is accomplished by providing different types of barriers to the entry of the foreign agents into our body. |
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