Immunity
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Immunity. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Immunity.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Adaptive Immunity - Protection from an infectious disease agent that is mediated by B- and T- LYMPHOCYTES following expo...
Antigen Presentation - The process by which antigen is presented to lymphocytes in a form they can recognize. This is perfo...
Autoimmunity - Process whereby the immune system reacts against the body's own tissues. Autoimmunity may produce or...
Blood Bactericidal Activity - The natural bactericidal property of BLOOD due to normally occurring antibacterial substances such a...
Cross Protection - Protection conferred on a host by inoculation with one strain or component of a microorganism that p...
Cross-Priming - Class I-restricted activation of CD8-POSITIVE LYMPHOCYTES resulting from ANTIGEN PRESENTATION of exo...
Immunity - Nonsusceptibility to the invasive or pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or to the toxic ef...
Immunity, Active - Resistance to a disease agent resulting from the production of specific antibodies by the host, eith...
Immunity, Cellular - Those manifestations of the immune response which are mediated by antigen-sensitized T-lymphocytes v...
Immunity, Herd - The non-susceptibility to infection of a large group of individuals in a population. A variety of fa...
Immunity, Humoral - Antibody-mediated immune response. Humoral immunity is brought about by ANTIBODY FORMATION, resultin...
Immunity, Innate - The capacity of a normal organism to remain unaffected by microorganisms and their toxins. It result...
Immunity, Maternally-Acquired - Resistance to a disease-causing agent induced by the introduction of maternal immunity into the fetu...
Immunity, Mucosal - Nonsusceptibility to the pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or antigenic substances as a r...
Immunologic Memory - The altered state of immunologic responsiveness resulting from initial contact with antigen, which e...
Immunologic Surveillance - The theory that T-cells monitor cell surfaces and detect structural changes in the plasma membrane a...
Lymphocyte Activation - Morphologic alteration of small B LYMPHOCYTES or T LYMPHOCYTES in culture into large blast-like cell...
Phagocytosis - The engulfing of microorganisms, other cells, and foreign particles by phagocytic cells (PHAGOCYTES)...
T-Cell Antigen Receptor Specificity - The property of the T-CELL RECEPTOR which enables it to react with some antigens and not others. The...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
