10. Organisms have a variety of mechanisms to combat disease. As a basis for understanding the human immune response:
a. Students know the role of the skin in providing nonspecific defenses against
infection.
b. Students know the role of antibodies in the body’s response to infection.
c. Students know how vaccination protects an individual from infectious diseases.
d. Students know there are important differences between bacteria and viruses with
respect to their requirements for growth and replication, the body’s primary
defenses against bacterial and viral infections, and effective treatments of these
infections.
e. Students know why an individual with a compromised immune system (for
example, a person with AIDS) may be unable to fight off and survive infections
by microorganisms that are usually benign.
f.* Students know the roles of phagocytes, B-lymphocytes, and T-lymphocytes in the
immune system
a. Students know the role of the skin in providing nonspecific defenses against
infection.
b. Students know the role of antibodies in the body’s response to infection.
c. Students know how vaccination protects an individual from infectious diseases.
d. Students know there are important differences between bacteria and viruses with
respect to their requirements for growth and replication, the body’s primary
defenses against bacterial and viral infections, and effective treatments of these
infections.
e. Students know why an individual with a compromised immune system (for
example, a person with AIDS) may be unable to fight off and survive infections
by microorganisms that are usually benign.
f.* Students know the roles of phagocytes, B-lymphocytes, and T-lymphocytes in the
immune system