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What is Innate immunity?
✓ Physical barriers like the skin.
Is inflammation part of the innate or adaptrive immune system?
✓ Its part of the innate sytem
What is the third line of defense of the human body?
✓ Adaptive immune system
What are antigens?
✓ markers that our boddies recognize as invaders
What are antibodies?
✓ Part of our body the recognize antigens.
Are antibodies proteins?
✓ Yes
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Role of B-cells?
✓ They are for surveillance and produces antibodies
Role of T-cells?
✓ They are the Heavy guns of the immune system.
Whats the role of IgM
✓ first responder to a new infection
What does IgM evolve into?
✓ IgG
What does IgG do?
✓ Recognize old infection and has a quick and specific response
What does IgE do?
✓ Shows up during an infection from a parasite
Another name for immunoglobulins?
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✓ Antibodies
Till what week do fetus not have any innate IgM?
✓ Week 8
When do kids have full levels of IgM?
✓ 2 years of age?
Why is it important to know the levels of IgM in infants?
✓ It shows how immuno compromise kids are at that age.
Why do babies respond slower to infection?
✓ Their immune system is immature and are weak in comparison to adults.
What type of presentation are fevers to new borns?
✓ Late presentation
What does that entail to healtcare providers when discussing infection in babies?
✓ We have a small period of time to intervene
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