University:
The University Of Western Ontario
Course:
MICROBIO 3500B | Microbiology and Immunology
Academic year:

2023
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404

Pages:

2
Author:

Kyuwon J.

Public health achievements of the 21st century CDC ● World wide ○ Reduction in child mortality ○ Vaccine preventable diseases ○ Access to safe water ○ Sanitation ○ MAlaria prevention and control ○ Prevention control of HIV ○ TB control ○ Tropical disease control ○ Tobacco control ● US ○ Vaccines preventable diseases ○ Control on infectious disease ○ Maternal/infant healths ○ Motor vehicle safety Factors leading to emergence and remembrance of infectious diseases ● Population growth ● Speed and ease of travel ● International commerce ● Climate chase ● Antibiotic misuse/ abuse ● Human and animal ● War and social disruption ● Vaccine refusal Immunity ● Antigen ○ Substance introduced to the body that may trigger an immune response ● Antibody ○ A protein produced in response to a particular antigen Immune response ● Innate ○ Immediate generalized ● Adaptive ○ days to week after infection/immunization ● Sterilizing immunity ○ PRevents infections ● Non-sterilizing ○ Infection but less serious ● Active ○ Own immune system ● Passive ○ From another person/animal ● Herd immunity ○ Community level ● Cocooning ○ Person or site level ○ Protect vulnerable individuals