Hs 350 exam 3 stuvia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What tissues/ organs are part of the immune system? - Answer -tonsils and adenoids -thymus -appendix -lymphatic vessels -lymph nodes -spleen -peyer's patches -bone marrow Describe the basic functions of the immune system - Answer -Innate immunity - nonspecific -Includes "danger/damage signals" -Specific immunity - recognition of foreign "antigens" -Vast capacity for recognition of foreign antigens (gene rearrangement) -Immunologic "memory" -Tolerance for self Answer...

Which of the following is FALSE about rabies? - Answer HELPFUL TO KNOW: 1-3 months before symptoms expected (flu-like), Must have contact with someone/something, Regarding WARTS, which of the following statements is FALSE? - Answer HINT: They do spread through touch, Those that cause warts are not associated with cancer Hep B may be spread by each of the following routes of transmission EXCEPT - Answer HINT: it DOES spread through sexual transmission Herpes infection could result in sev...

Cellular Stress - Answer cellular response to insult and injury Cells can adapt by changing their... - Answer size, number, and type Size changes of cellular response - Answer Atrophy and Hypertrophy Atrophy - Answer decrease in cell size Occurs under conditions of: -decreased workload/tissue demand -adverse environmental conditions In response to: -decreased stimulation (from use, nerves, or hormones) -malnutrition -ischemia Hypertrophy - Answer Increase in cell size (and f...

Common cold - Answer - Rhinovirus - Parainfluenza - coronavirus Influenza - Answer orthomyxovirus COVID-19 - Answer SARS-CoV-2 Mononucleosis - Answer Epstein Barr virus Chicken pox - Answer Varicella-zoster virus Measles/rubeola - Answer Paramyxovirus Mumps - Answer Paramyxovirus RSV- respiratory syncytial virus - Answer Paramyxovirus Parainfluenza viruses - Answer Paramyxovirus German measles - Answer Rubella virus SARS - Answer SARS-CoV Hypertrophy - Answer i...

T or F: It is common to be infected with HIV through kissing because HIV is found in saliva. - Answer False T or F: In the 1980s, condom use and clean needle programs were highly favorable and widely accepted public health strategies to prevent HIV transmission. - Answer False T or F: Heterosexual men and women cannot get HIV. - Answer False T or F: There is no cure for HIV. - Answer True T or F: HIV was identified as the virus causing AIDS within a few days of the first identified A...