Blood.

Blood Blood is not an epithelial tissue, and it’s not loose or dense connective tissue; it’s classified as a “special connective tissue”. You have about 5 liters of blood, but that is only half of the body fluid. The other half includes fluid around each cell, and joint fluids, etc.

Blood plasma circulates outside of the blood vessels too!
PLASMA EXTRACELLULAR FLUID ↑↓ ↓↑ ↓↑ SYNOVIAL FLUIDS JOINTS CSF

Blood consists of the following:
Plasma Red blood cells White blood cells Platelets

FUN FACTS In one day, your blood travels nearly 12,000 miles.
Your heart beats around 35 million times per year. Your heart pumps a million barrels of blood during the average lifetime -- enough to fill three supertankers. If an artery is cut, blood will shoot out 30 feet.

Plasma Plasma is what the blood cells float around in. If you spin a blood sample in a test tube, the red blood cells sink to the bottom, and you’ll see the yellow plasma on top. Some people who need blood just need the packed RBCs (anemia), some need the platelets (hemophilia), others need the plasma (burn victims), and some need whole blood (hemorrhage), which is both plasma and RBCs.

Overview: Composition of Blood
Figure 17.1

PLASMA CONTENTS Water (90%) Dissolved substances (10%) Proteins
Albumin (egg white). Most common protein in blood (needed for homeostasis of blood volume) Antibodies Clotting factors; main one is called fibrin. Lipoproteins (move fats through blood: HDL, LDL) Nutrients Glucose (main energy source) Amino Acids (builds proteins) Wastes (urea) Gases (O2, CO2, Nitrogen) Electrolytes = ions (Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca++)

Blood Cells

ERYTHROCYTES (Red blood cells)
5 million Like a doughnut with the hole not fully cut out. These are among the smallest cells in the body They have no nucleus Biconcave to increase surface area Filled with hemoglobin (Hgb), which carries O2 throughout the body. Oxygenated Hgb is bright red, deoxy Hgb is deeper red, almost a bluish-purple.

Erythrocytes

Hemoglobin Molecule

Hemoglobin Molecule Hemoglobin consists of 2 alpha units and 2 beta units. Hemoglobin abnormalities are classified by which unit is deformed. The heme group is where the oxygen molecule binds. An iron (Fe++) molecule is in the middle, which attracts the oxygen to the heme group.

ERYTHROCYTES: Average life span is 120 days. Old ones are destroyed in the spleen and liver, and Hgb and iron are recycled. In one day, 100 billion of these cells are destroyed, and 100 billion are made: where? Red bone marrow.

Disorders of RBCs Polycythemia Anemia Too few RBC’s Iron deficiency
Hemorrhagic anemia (person lost blood) Hemolytic anemia (immune disorder, infection, blood transfusion) G6PD deficiency Hemoglobin abnormalities Pernicious (Megaloblastic) anemia (lack of vitamin B12 or intrinsic factor) Thalassemia Sickle cell disease

Polycythemia Too many RBC’s; can cause clots
Polycythemia Too many RBC’s; can cause clots. Need to donate blood frequently

ANEMIA Any condition of RED BLOOD CELLS in which the blood’s capacity for carrying oxygen is diminished. HYPOXIA is lack of oxygen to tissues. It can be caused from: Ischemia (reduced blood flow to a tissue) Malfunctioning hemoglobin Increasing altitude

Anemia Characteristic sign of anemia: see reticulocytes in the blood (immature red blood cells). Remnants of the nucleus are still in the cell.

Reticulocytes

Anemia can be caused by many things
Anemia can be caused by many things. One type of anemia is from too few RBC’s.

Anemia can also be caused from Iron Deficiency

IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA that was treated with blood transfusion
These are the healthy RBCs from blood transfusion

Hemolytic Anemia Hemolysis means rupture of RBC’s.
Hereditary (born with the genes that cause the disease) Immune disorders and G6PD deficiency. Acquired Infections (malaria), and receiving the wrong blood type in a transfusion.

G6PD Deficiency Hereditary, X-linked; almost all are males
G6PDH is an enzyme which is important for RBC metabolism. G6PD is the most common human enzyme defect. A person with this develops hereditary (NOT acquired) hemolytic anemia in response to a number of causes, most commonly infection or exposure to certain medications, chemicals, or ingestion of fava beans.

HEMOGLOBINOPATHIES Pernicious anemia (megaloblastic anemia)
Thalassemia Sickle Cell Disease

Pernicious anemia (megaloblastic anemia)
Caused by lack of vitamin B12 or intrinsic factor When a person has gastric bypass surgery, the stomach is no longer able to produce intrinsic factor, which is needed to absorb vitamin B12, which is needed to make hemoglobin in RBC’s. Without this vitamin, the blood cells are fewer and much larger than normal (megaloblastic). The surgery patient must take vitamin B12 shots or sublingual supplements for the rest of their life.

Megaloblastic Anemia (Large RBCs: Note that the lymphocyte is the same size as the huge RBCs)

Thalassemia A hereditary form of anemia where the RBCs have abnormal hemoglobin that deforms the cells TEAR DROP TARGET CELLS SPHEROCYTE

Sickle Cell Disease A hereditary mutation resulting in one valine amino acid substituted for glutamic acid. Present in African Americans more than in other groups, and is always characterized by sickled erythrocytes. The sickle shape helps prevent malaria infections, but it also causes blood clots.

Sickle Cell Anemia SICKLE CELL

RBC, Hgb, Hct Red blood cell (RBC) count is a count of the actual number of red blood cells per volume of blood. Both increases and decreases can point to abnormal conditions. Hemoglobin (Hgb) measures the amount of oxygen-carrying protein in the blood. Hematocrit (Hct) measures the percentage of red blood cells in a given volume of whole blood.

Hematocrit A quick screening test for anemia is the hematocrit.
A drop of blood is drawn up a small glass capillary tube and the tube is centrifuged to pack the red blood cells at the bottom with the plasma on top. Hematocrit measures the percentage of blood volume that consists of erythrocytes. The hematocrit is the ratio of packed red blood cells to total blood volume. Normal is about 45% (46% for men and 38% for women.)

Hematocrit

BLOOD TYPING: The ABO SYSTEM
Blood typing is the technique for determining which specific protein type is present on the RBC membranes. Only certain types of blood transfusions are safe because the cell membranes of the red blood cells carry certain types of proteins that another person’s body will think is a foreign body and reject it.

BLOOD TYPING These proteins are called antigens (something that causes an allergic reaction). There are two types of blood antigens: Type A and Type B. A person with Type A antigens on their blood cells have Type A blood. A person with Type B antigens have Type B blood. A person with both types has type AB blood. A person with neither antigen has type O blood.

BLOOD TYPING If a person with type A blood gets a transfusion of type B antigens (from Type B or Type AB, the donated blood will clump in masses (coagulation), and the person will die. The same is true for a type B person getting type A or AB blood. Type O- blood is called the universal donor, because there are no antigens, so that blood can be donated to anyone. Type AB+ blood is considered the universal acceptor, because they can use any other type of blood. This blood type is fairly rare. The rarest blood type is AB negative.

RH FACTOR There is another term that follows the blood type. The term is “positive” or “negative”. This refers to the presence of another type of protein, called the Rh factor. A person with type B blood and has the Rh factor is called B positive. A person with type B blood and no Rh factor is called B negative.

RH FACTOR The reason this is so important is that if an Rh- mother has an Rh+ fetus in her womb (from an Rh+ father), her antibodies will attack the red blood cells of the fetus because her body detects the Rh protein on the baby’s red blood cells and thinks they are foreign objects. This is called Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN).

HDN This can be prevented if the doctor knows the mother is Rh- and the father is Rh+, because that means the baby has a 50% chance of being Rh+ like the father. Therefore, anytime a mother is Rh-, even if the mother says the father is Rh-, you can’t be sure who the father is, so they will proceed as though the baby may be Rh +. They will give her an injection of a medicine (Rhogam) that will prevent her immune system from attacking the baby.

Rhogam Rhogam is given at 18 weeks into the pregnancy and again within 72 hours after giving birth. It is usually given within 2 hours after giving birth since you can’t trust the patient to return after they leave the hospital. The first baby is not at risk; during the first birth (or miscarriage), the placenta tears away and that’s when the baby’s blood cells get into the mother’s bloodstream. She then forms antibodies against the Rh factor, which are ready to attack the second fetus. The baby does not make the Rh factor until about 18 weeks into the pregnancy.

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LEUKOCYTES (White blood cells) all fight infection
BASOPHILS MAST CELL EOSINOPHILS NEUTROPHILS MONOCYTES MACROPHAGES LYMPHOCYTES B CELLS T CELLS too many is ___philia too few is ___penia

BASOPHILS Basophils – only about 0.5% of all leukocytes
Granules secrete histamines (vasodilation; more WBCs can get to the infection site) Antihistamines interfere with the function of basophils. Mast Cell: a basophil that leaves the blood vessel and enters the tissues.

Eosinophils Eosinophils – compose 1-4% of all WBCs Play roles in:
Ending allergic reactions, parasitic infections During these conditions they increase in numbers: eosinophilia

Neutrophils Neutrophils – most numerous WBC
First to respond to infection Phagocytize and destroy bacteria Also destroy bacterial toxins in body fluids Nucleus – has two to six lobes

Neutrophils Neutrophils are the white blood cells that contribute to immunity mainly by engulfing BACTERIA and foreign bodies (thorns, dirt, etc) in a process called phagocytosis. They release the contents of their lysosomes onto the invader, dissolving it. When a bacterium has a capsule, it makes it hard to phagocytize, so the neutrophil requires opsonization by antibodies.

Opsonization Some bacteria have evolved a slippery capsule around them as a defense against phagocytosis. The neutrophil cannot engulf this type of bacteria. Neither can a macrophage. When an antibody attaches to this type of bacteria, the neutrophil can now grab onto the antibody like a handle, enabling it to phagocytize the bacteria. This process of facilitation of phagocytosis is called opsonization.

When an invading bacteria has the antibody attached to its cell membrane, the entire structure is now called an antigen-antibody complex. If a bacterium does not have a capsule, the neutrophil can destroy it without opsonization. The antibody can also destroy the bacterium by itself by popping the cell membrane. But when a capsule is present, the neutrophil and antibody work best together. Neutrophils are also the ones that primarily destroy the dissolved toxins that bacteria secrete into body fluids.

Monocytes Comprise about 5% of all WBC’s.
Like neutrophils, they phagocytize (eat) bacteria, old cells, and foreign bodies. They have more types of lysosome enzymes than neutrophils so they are better at killing difficult pathogens. They also use antibodies for opsonization. When they leave the bloodstream and enter the tissues, they are called MACROPHAGES.

WBC’s leave the blood vessel to enter the tissues

Lymphocytes 20–45% of WBCs The most important cells of the immune system There are two types of lymphocytes; one type is effective in fighting infectious organisms like body cells infected with viruses Both types of lymphocytes act against a specific foreign molecule (antigen)

Lymphocytes Two main classes of lymphocyte
B cells – Originate in the bone marrow, mature into plasma cells. A mature plasma cell fights infection by producing antibodies T cells – Originate in the thymus gland. They attack foreign cells directly (including organ transplants!). They can also kill viruses.

Lymphocytes B cells – mature into plasma cells
Plasma cells secrete antibodies; the plasma cell’s antibodies are what kills the attacking cell. Antibodies attack in two ways: They attach to bacteria and pop the cell membrane They attach to encapsulated bacteria to help neutrophils and macrophages to phagocytize them.

Disorder of B-cell Lymphocytes
Mononucleosis: Epstein Barr virus attacks B lymphocytes. It is characterized by inflammation of lymph vessels (lymphangitis). Lymphangitis: lymph vessel inflammation; usually from infection. Infected lymphocytes have a characteristic scalloped edge where they touch RBC’s

Function of a B Lymphocyte
Figure 17.6b

T-cell Lymphocytes T cells – coordinate the immune response by recruiting other white blood cells. They can directly destroy bacteria by popping their cell membrane. T cells can also directly destroy foreign cells by popping the cell membrane. They do not need to phagocytize the invading cell. They do not need the assistance of antibodies. T-cells can therefore kill a body cell that has become infected with viruses.

T-Cell

T-cell Lymphocytes T cells are the cells that attack organ transplants! Immunosuppression drugs are designed to inhibit the action of T cells. T cells are attacked by the HIV (AIDS) virus. The thymus gland secrets certain hormones which can cause T cells to become immunocompetent (makes the cells mature and start to work)

T Cells There are several types of T cells. The main types are
Cytotoxic (Killer) T cells Go out and directly kill bacteria or infected host cells Helper T cells Release chemicals called “cytokines” to call in more white blood cells of all types to join in the war. They also present the macrophage’s antigen to a B cell, which causes it to produce antibodies against that particular bacteria. The B cell is now called a plasma cell Suppressor T cells Stop the immune process when it is over, and also "tell" some plasma cells to "remember" how to destroy that specific pathogen. Those plasma B-cells are then called Memory B-Cells. They can react to the same pathogen faster, the next time it invades because Memory B-cells already have the proper antibodies stored up for that pathogen.

Killer T-Cell

Virus-Infected Cell

Function of a T- Lymphocyte
Figure 17.6a

Summary A pathogen somehow gets past the body's physical and chemical barriers and the inflammation response. The pathogen is engulfed by a macrophage (or neutrophil). The macrophage releases the contents of its lysosomes onto the bacterium and dissolves most of it. There are still some pieces of the bacterium’s cell membrane left. The macrophage then forces the surface proteins of the bacterium (antigens) to it's own cell surface. Helper T-Cells touch these surface antigens, make a copy of their shape, and present them to B-cells to make antibodies against them.

Summary These Helper T-Cells begin to multiply and have two main roles. The first is to activate B-Cells by presenting the pieces of the bacterium cell membrane so the B-cells can turn into plasma cells which make the antibodies. The B-Cells (now called Plasma cells because they have been activated) begin to multiply and produce the antibodies to neutralize this specific pathogen. The second role of Helper T-Cells is to activate the Killer T-Cells by secreting cytokines. Killer T-Cells can either destroy the pathogen itself (bacteria), or destroy the entire body cell which is infected (viruses). When the immune response is over, Suppressor T-Cells stop the process and also "tell" some B-Cells (plasma cells) to "remember" how to destroy that specific pathogen. Those B-cells (plasma cells) now become Memory B-Cells.

Y Y Y Y Y Virus Bacteria Bacteria Plasma Cell Pops the cell
Capsule Y Pops the cell Y Virus Opsonization Y Bacteria Bacteria Antibodies Y Y Plasma Cell Pops the cell Cytokines Phagocytosis STOP Presentation Presentation Killer T-Cell Helper T-Cell Suppressor T-Cell Neutrophil Macrophage B-Cell (Monocyte in bloodstream) Lymphocytes

LEUKEMIA Cancer of the blood is called leukemia. It actually only involves the white blood cells. Something goes wrong in one stem cell, and it starts making huge amounts of clones of itself which don’t work right and not enough normal white blood cells are made. Therefore, the body cannot fight infection. So, the immature white cells are sent into the bloodstream. It’s better to send a young cell with no weapons to the war than to send nothing at all! Think of Leukemia as too few mature white blood cells. Even though the WBC count is high, they are all immature forms.

Disorders of WBCs Disorders of leukocytes
Leukemia – too few mature WBC’s (may see increase in immature forms); a form of cancer Classified as lymphoblastic (too many immature lymphocytes) or myeloblastic (too many immature neutrophils)

Bone Marrow Transplant
People with severe leukemia may need a bone marrow transplant. First, all of their WBC’s have to be killed off with a medicine because they are mostly malfunctioning anyway. A donor has a small cylinder of bone removed from their hip. This is ground up and given by i.v. to the recipient. The new WBC’s may kill the patient or it may save their life. It is done as a last resort.

WBC Count White blood cell (WBC) count is a count of the actual number of white blood cells per volume of blood. Both increases and decreases can be significant. White blood cell differential looks at the types of white blood cells present. There are five different types of white blood cells, each with its own function in protecting us from infection. The differential classifies a person's white blood cells into each type: neutrophils (also known as segs, PMNs, granulocytes, grans), lymphocytes, monocytes, eosinophils, and basophils.

Terms Excess neutrophils: neutrophilia Few neutrophils: neutropenia

Antibodies Antibodies (also known as immunoglobulins, abbreviated Ig) are proteins made by plasma cells. They are used to identify and neutralize foreign objects, such as bacteria and viruses. They are typically made of basic structural units—each with two large heavy chains and two small light chains—to form a unit shaped like the letter “Y”

A Typical Antibody The tips of the “Y” have receptors that are specific for a particular antigen. The stem of the “Y” can be grasped by a phagocyte.

Antibodies The small region at the tip of the protein is extremely variable, allowing millions of antibodies with slightly different tip structures, or antigen binding sites, to exist. This region is known as the hypervariable region. Each of these variants can bind to a different target, known as an antigen. This huge diversity of antibodies allows the immune system to recognize an equally wide diversity of antigens.

#3 #1 #2 Precipitation/agglutination

IMMUNITY Most people are sick more often as children than as adults in their 20s through 30s because we build up many varieties of memory lymphocytes during childhood, providing immunity from more and more antigens during adulthood.

PLATELETS (thrombocytes)
Very small compared to all other blood cells. These are pieces of another cell found in the red marrow called a MEGAKARYOCYTE. Pieces break off of a megakaryocte and are known as platelets. When a platelet encounters a broken blood vessel it uses clotting factors (made in the liver and circulating in the blood) to form a web to clots blood. Platelets are responsible for clot formation.

Platelets Cell fragments Function in clotting of blood
Break off from megakaryocytes Function in clotting of blood Platelets Megakaryocyte

Platelets Platelets need certain proteins in the plasma called CLOTTING FACTORS in order for them to become activated and form a clot. The main clotting factor is called FIBRIN, but there are many other types as well.

Blood Clot

Vitamin K Found in green, leafy vegetables.
Needed for blood clotting factors. Some types of rat poisons work by eliminating the blood clotting ability. In case of accidental ingestion of rat poison, a child needs an I.V. of vitamin K. It works for accidental poisoning in dogs, too!

Aspirin One baby aspirin a day can help prevent blood clots.
It blocks the ability of an enzyme called COX (cyclo-oxidase) to make a substance called prostaglandin. Prostaglandins are needed for inflammatory reactions. COX inhibitors, such as aspirin, block the inflammatory process, so any pain caused by inflammation would diminish. However, they also INCREASE blood clotting time.

Disorders of Platelets
Excess platelets: thrombocytophilia Few platelets: thrombocytopenia Abnormally low concentration of platelets Blood does not clot properly

HEMOPHILIA A hereditary disease of males, where they are unable to clot properly because they are missing some clotting factors. When they get even a slight bump or bruise they have to have an intravenous infusion of clotting factors or they will bleed to death. This is probably the disease that was in the genes of Henry VIII, which caused all of his male children to become weak and die in infancy.

Blood Clots Thrombus Embolism A clot in a vessel
a thrombus that broke away and travels in the blood stream. It usually lodges in a smaller blood vessel and blocks circulation distal to that point.

Blood Clots Thrombus Embolism

Thrombus

Prothrombin Time (PT) and Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT)
The PTT test is used to investigate unexplained bleeding or clotting. It may be ordered along with a PT (Prothrombin Time) test to evaluate hemostasis (the process of clot formation). The PTT evaluates the coagulation factors XII, XI, IX, VIII, X, V, II (prothrombin), and I (fibrinogen). A PT test evaluates the coagulation factors VII, X, V, II, and I (fibrinogen). By evaluating the results of the two tests together, a doctor can gain clues as to what bleeding or clotting disorder may be present. These tests are used to monitor heparin anticoagulant therapy. Heparin is a drug that is given intravenously (IV) or by injection to prevent and to treat blood clots. IV’s are also flushed with heparin to prevent clot formation. When it is administered for therapeutic purposes, it must be closely monitored. If too much is given, the treated person may bleed excessively; with too little, the treated person may continue to clot.

Complete Blood Count (CBC)
The complete blood count or CBC test is used as a broad screening test to check for such disorders as anemia, infection, and many other diseases. It is actually a panel of tests that examines different parts of the blood and includes the following: White blood cell (WBC) count White blood cell differential Red blood cell (RBC) count Hemoglobin Hematocrit platelet count , PT, PTT Mean corpuscular volume (MCV) Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (MCH) Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) Red cell distribution width (RDW)

Summary of Formed Elements
Table 17.1 (1)

Summary of Formed Elements
Table 17.1 (2)

Life span, from longest-lived to shortest-lived:
Lymphocytes Erythrocytes Platelets Neutrophils

Septicemia Septicemia (aka bacteremia) is the condition when bacteria invade the body and circulate in the blood. Bacteria can enter the bloodstream as a severe complication of infections (like pneumonia or meningitis), during surgery (especially when involving mucous membranes such as the gastrointestinal tract), or due to catheters and other foreign bodies entering the arteries or veins (including intravenous drug abuse). Bacteremia can have several consequences. The immune response to the bacteria can cause sepsis and septic shock, which has a relatively high mortality rate (kills 1 person in 5). Bacteria can also use the blood to spread to other parts of the body (which is called hematogenous spread), causing infections away from the original site of infection. Examples include endocarditis or osteomyelitis. Treatment is with antibiotics, and prevention with antibiotic prophylaxis can be given in situations where problems are to be expected.

Blood Cell Formation Hematopoiesis – process by which blood cells are formed 100 billion new blood cells formed each day The plasma proteins are made in the liver. The blood cells are made in the red bone marrow.

RED BONE MARROW Most blood cells mature in the red bone marrow.
When they are almost completely mature, they are released into the bloodstream. When they are old, they are destroyed in the spleen and liver.

Cell Lines in Blood Cell Formation
All blood cells originate in bone marrow All originate from one cell type – blood stem cell Erythroblasts – give rise to red blood cells Lymphoblasts – give rise to lymphocytes Myeloblasts – give rise to all other white blood cells

Stages of Differentiation of Red Blood Cells

RBC Development ERYTHROBLASTS mature until they are ready to enter the circulation. The nucleus gets pinched off as it enters the blood vessel. When a RBC loses its nucleus, it gains room for more hemoglobin. Some bits of its nucleus are still there for about 2 days, so during this time, they are called RETICULOCYTES.

ERYTHROBLASTS These mature into RETICULOCYTES, a RBC with bits of nucleus material, which later dissolves to make room for more Hgb. It is now called an ERYTHROCYTE.

LYMPHOBLASTS Give rise to lymphocytes

MYELOBLASTS These are the stem cells that mature into the other leukocytes: Neutrophil, macrophage, eosinophil, basophil, platelets.

Leukemia Leukemia is cancer of the stem cells.
See all these different types of stem cells? That’s about how many types of leukemia there are.

Stages of Differentiation of White Blood Cells
Figure 17.9

IMMUNE SYSTEM INFLAMMATORY REACTION: When you get stuck by a thorn or have an infected cut, the body goes through a series of events called an inflammatory reaction. Four outward signs: Redness (erythema or rubor) Heat (calor) Swelling (edema) Pain (dolor)

INFLAMMATORY REACTION
Redness is caused from the blood vessels dilating to allow more blood flow to the area. Within the blood are platelets to clot the blood, proteins to repair the damage, and macrophages, which are white blood cells that eat up the foreign body, bacteria, or the dead cells. Heat is caused because of the extra amount of warm blood flow to the area. Swelling is caused from the plasma that leaks out of the swollen blood vessels. Pain is caused from the pressure of the extra fluid pressing on nerves in the area.

ADAPTIVE IMMUNITY Two types of Adaptive Immunity ACTIVE immunity
Naturally Acquired Artificially Acquired PASSIVE immunity Naturally Acquired Artificially Acquired You can also think of it this way

Active Immunity ACTIVE means the person’s own body makes the antibodies. Naturally Acquired The body is naturally exposed to an infectious agent and launches an immune reaction Artificially Acquired The person is injected with a weakened (attenuated) or killed organism, as found in a vaccination

Naturally Acquired Active Immunity
This is when the body is exposed to an infectious agent and the body has to work to produce antibodies which specifically attack that infectious agent. The white blood cells secrete these antibodies which will continue to circulate sometimes for years, ready to attack that type of bacteria and cause them to pop like a balloon before the body can become sick.

Naturally Acquired Active Immunity
You catch a cold and eventually get better. You can never get the same cold virus twice because you will have become immune to it. Your next cold is from a different virus. There are hundreds of thousands of cold viruses; that’s why there is no cure for the common cold. Another example is when an unvaccinated child is exposed to the measles at school and gets the disease, but never gets the disease again.

However, there are some diseases that you don’t want to get, even once, such as polio, diphtheria, tetanus, and influenza, because the first exposure could kill or disable you. For these diseases, we have vaccines which are made of those organisms which have been altered (attenuated) so that the body recognizes them as foreign, but they can’t cause disease. That way, if the person is exposed to the real organism later, the antibodies are already there to kill it off without the body getting sick.

Artificially Acquired Active Immunity
An example is when a child is vaccinated against measles as a baby, so when he gets to school and is exposed to the disease, he doesn’t get sick.

Passive Immunity PASSIVE means the person’s body does not have to make the antibodies. Naturally Acquired Example is the passing of antibodies from mother to infant in breast milk Artificially Acquired Example is when a person receives an infusion of antibodies from someone else.

Active vs. Passive Immunity
Active immunity is long-lived, and may last for years or even a life time. Passive immunity is short lived, and may last only for a few months. NOTE: A vaccination is not the same as receiving an anti-toxin or anti-venom injection. More on that in Micro class.

ALLERGIES Immediate Delayed
From a hypersensitivity to substances such as pollen or animal hair that would not ordinarily cause a reaction. There are two types of allergic responses: Immediate Delayed

Immediate allergic response
Occurs within seconds of contact with the thing causing the allergy. This is the case with anaphylactic allergies, where someone who is allergic to seafood or peanuts can actually die within minutes because the allergic reaction is so severe the throat swells shut and they can’t breathe. They need an injection immediately of epinephrine that will stop the reaction.

Delayed allergic response
Delayed allergic response is when the body’s first exposure to the substance will not cause a reaction, but all exposures afterward will trigger the response. An example is poison ivy. You won’t itch the first time you touch it.

Common allergens

AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE A hereditary problem where the body thinks its own tissues are foreign bodies, and it constantly tries to kill off its own tissues. Cats worse than dogs for allergies,

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