Immunity to infection - Statistics

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The immune system is generally split into two systems, which of the systems is highly specific to each pathogen? Adaptive
74%
To the nearest 10 roughly what percent of human genes are involved in immunity? 10%
71%
What type of pathogens are those which rarely cause disease unless the hosts defences are weakened? Opportunistic
55%
Raised C reactive protein and fibrinogen levels in blood can be used to dispaly that what is present? Infection
52%
There are three types of granulocyte basophil, neutrophil and what third? Eosinophil
42%
R? Vasodilation/increased blood flow Rubor/redness
35%
T? Increased exudate Tumor/swelling
32%
What is the name given to microorganisms that are normally found on us, and may be beneficial? Commensal
29%
D? Due to bradykinin secretion in the area Dolor/pain
26%
What is the one type of cell to come from the common lymphoid precursor to not be part of the adaptive immune system? NK cell
26%
What is the name of liver macrophages Kupffer cells
23%
Localised acute inflammation is classically as displaying five key things the initials of which are. C? from increased blood flow Calor/heat
19%
LoF? Combination of reasons Loss of function
19%
Neutrophils are very short lived partially as they use their DNA in neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) to phagocytose microorganism, what is the common term for how this is seen in infection? Pus
16%
What is the name given to the process in which leukocytes are generated in the bone marrow Haematopoiesis
10%
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