Immunology Basics
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Which term describes a foreign substance that induces an immune response?

  • Antibody
  • Antigen (correct)
  • Immunogen
  • Vaccine

    • What is the term for macromolecules capable of triggering an adaptive immune response by inducing the formation of antibodies?

  • Toxoid
  • Attenuated
  • Vacca
  • Immunogen (correct)

    • Which statement best describes immunity?

  • The exposure to smallpox lesion
  • A type of virus
  • The condition of being resistant to infection (correct)
  • The process of injecting cellular material

    • What is the term used for exposing an individual to materials from smallpox lesions?

    <p>Variolation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the relationship between exposure to cowpox and immunity to smallpox?

    <p>Edward Jenner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In immunology, what does AAAI stand for?

    <p>Artificially acquired active immunity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the Latin word "Vacca" refer to in immunology?

    <p>&quot;Cow&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of virus is incapable of progressing the host to a disease state?

    <p>&quot;Attenuated&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Cross-immunity' refers to which concept?

    <p><strong>Antibodies produced against one antigen work against another antigen</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

    'Langib', a practice from the 1500s, involved inhaling powder made from smallpox scabs. What was its purpose?

    <p><strong>To produce protection against smallpox</strong></p> Signup and view all the answers

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