Symbiotic Relationships
Characteristics of Infectious Disease
Stages of Infectious Disease Progression
Koch's Postulates
Bacterial Pathogenesis
Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host
Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host
Biofilms
Introduction to Epidemiology
Reservoirs of Infection
Disease Transmission
Healthcare-Associated Infections
Introduction to Innate Immunity
Introduction to First-Line Defenses
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Skin
Physical Barriers in First-Line Defenses: Mucous Membrane
First-Line Defenses: Chemical Barriers
First-Line Defenses: Normal Microbiota
Introduction to Cells of the Immune System
Cells of the Immune System: Granulocytes
Cells of the Immune System: Agranulocytes
Phagoctytosis
Introduction to Inflammation
Steps of the Inflammatory Response
Fever
Interferon Response
Introduction to the Complement System
Activation Pathways of the Complement System
Effects of the Complement System
Review of the Complement System
Introduction to Adaptive Immunity
Antigens
Introduction to T Lymphocytes
Major Histocompatibility Complex Molecules
Activation of T Lymphocytes
Functions of T Lymphocytes
Review of Cytotoxic vs Helper T Cells
Introduction to B Lymphocytes
Antibodies
Classes of Antibodies
Outcomes of Antibody Binding to Antigen
T Dependent & T Independent Antigens
Clonal Selection
Antibody Class Switching
Affinity Maturation
Primary and Secondary Response of Adaptive Immunity
Immune Tolerance
Regulatory T Cells
Natural Killer Cells
Review of Adaptive Immunity
Introduction to Vaccines
Attenuated Vaccines
Inactivated Vaccines
Immunotherapy: Monoclonal Antibodies
Immunoassay: ELISA