When Anne gets infected with smallpox, one of the first symptoms she experiences is a fever. The fever is a symptom that shows that her immune system is working. What part of the immune system? And what's causing the fever?

Juliet is a 42 years old patient who is preparing to undergo surgery to remove her thymus gland, which has a tumor( a thymoma) .She has read about the thymus and its functions and is concerned that her immune system will be much weaker after the surgery ,What do you tell her, and why?

What is the difference between the secretory and systemic immune systems?

Max is bitten by a rattlesnake while on a camping trip. His friends immediately apply ice packs to the bitten area to slow the spread of the protein-based toxin; they then rush him to an emergency facility. Upon doing blood work, it was determined that Max had a bacterial infection from a tick bite resulting in a primary humoral response.  The doctor told Max that he was lucky because the tick could have also caused Lyme's disease, but he had natural active immunity to that microbe. Explain why Max did not also get Lyme's disease. What role did his immune system play in preventing this infectious disease?

John died the other day. He died from a tumor of the spine known as a spinal lymphoma. In actuality, he died due to lack of medical care. John was a clerk in a small store, and he had no health insurance coverage. His salary was $9 per hour. He barely could make ends meet. A while ago, he noticed a lump on his back along his spinal column. He asked a friend about it and was told to see a doctor. He did not do this because he said he could not afford it. As a result, several months went by and he noted that it was getting larger. Finally, he was suffering with pain and was losing weight. He went to the emergency room for relief of his pain and, while hospitalized, was found to have stage IV lymphoma. He died 4 weeks later. John was 28 years old.  How does delaying health care impact patients who are unable to pay for health care? What are the consequences to society when persons delay seeking health care?

Molly was running a high fever accompanied by a sore throat and fatigue. When she told the doctor that her boyfriend had developed the same symptoms, she was asked to get some tests done. The reports revealed swollen lymph nodes and an enlarged spleen. Name the virus that was responsible for Molly’s condition. Which cells does this virus attack?

_______ are substances that provoke a specific immune response which is so discriminating that only a single molecular fragment, called an _______, interacts with the lymphocyte’s receptor.   a) Antigens; epitope b) Epitopes; immunogen c) Immunogens; fragment d) Allergens; allograft

What are the 4 types of immunity? How are they gained (how do you get them and provide an example of each).

Which of the following destroys virus-infected cells?   Question 6 options:   A)  cytotoxic T cells   B)  B cells   C)  T helper cells   D)  dendritic cells

Melissa is a 15-year-old high school student. Over the last week, she had been feeling tired and found it difficult to stay awake in class. By the time the weekend had arrived, she developed a sore throat that made it difficult to eat and even drink. Melissa was too tired to get out of bed, and she said her head ached. On Monday morning, her mother took her to her doctor. Upon completing the physical exam, he told Melissa the lymph nodes were enlarged in her neck and she had a fever. He ordered blood tests and told Melissa he thought she had mononucleosis, a viral infection requiring much bed rest.   Melissa’s illness is caused by a virus. Where are type I interferons produced, and why are they important in combating viral infections?