Immune

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What role does the immune system play in keeping the body safe? Please be very specific [9 pts] Which immune system cell does HIV like to use if it wishes to replicate in the human body? Please be very specific with the cell name. [2 pts] What can destroy HIV? [7 pts] How many HIV viral particles can sit side-by-side on a period at the end of a sentence? [2 pts] When the virus finds an opening into the human body, it looks like what? [2 pts] What family does HIV belong to? HIV belongs to the Retroviridae

A.The functions of the immune system include the production of white blood cells, leukocytes, which seek out pathogens in the body. Pathogens are disease causing organisms which can make people sick or die depending on the disease it causes. Also, the immune system monitors the body for germs or problem causing substances and attacks any dangerous issue that may occur with white blood cells. B. Organs and other structures in the immune system include the tonsils, the right lymphatic duct, the thoracic

respiration, wound healing, DNA synthesis, cell division, and immune function (Bonaventura et al., 2015). For as many essential functions Zn is necessary for it also has the potential to interact with at least as many biological functions to induce adverse effects (Maret and Sandstead, 2006). For these reasons Zn deficiency and toxicity is linked to a number of diseases and particularly immune diseases affecting both the innate and adaptive immune systems (Bonaventura et al., 2015, Maares and Haase, 2016)

AIDS (Acquired immune deficiency syndrome) is a disease caused by a virus called HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus). This changes the body’s immune system, exposing individuals to infections and diseases. HIV / AIDS is the most threatening pandemic in the whole world. It is one of the infectious diseases that has claimed lives of many individuals all over. This has been propagated by its means of transmission from one individual to the other. For this reason, many organizations have come up to look

Inflammation is the immune system’s response to injury or infection. Acute inflammation is characterized by five signs, namely the redness, swelling, excessive heat, sometimes the loss of function, and mild to extreme pain. This process is the body’s attempt to protect us, to repair what was damaged and to begin its natural healing process. The symptoms will subside when that part of the body is healed. However, when inflammation persists, resulting in a progressive destruction of tissues deep inside

The immune system can broadly be divided into two categories: the innate immune system and the acquired or adaptive immune system. The innate system acts like the first line of defense, it works by recognizing a broad range of pathogens on the basis of their patterns and certain molecules that are different from those found in the organism e.g. the human innate immune system will recognize peptidoglycans that are found in bacteria but not humans. The innate system consists of physical barriers like

2. Review the immune system. a. A T cell are also referred to as T lymphocytes which are key cells of specific immunity as referenced by Krasner and Shors. b.

The immune system performs specific defense against agents, the antigens that are foreign or harmful to the body. Exogenous antigens are often in contact with the skin or entering the airway, the digestive tube and the genital orifices and mucosae. They can also penetrate the circulation directly through wounds. The body has many defense mechanisms against foreign pathogenic agents. These mechanisms are divided into two groups: the specific mechanisms and the unspecific mechanisms. The specific mechanisms

What is HIV HIV , stands for human immunodeficiency virus, it is a virus that attacks the immune system, the immune system protects the body against infection and illness .If the body does not have a strong immune system, It may not be able fight off disease. The virus and the infection it causes are termed HIV. White blood cells are the part of the immune system that is important as far as fighting off infection. When a person catches HIV it infects and destroys certain white blood cells called