Innate Immune System
This is the quick response system for your child. If it discovers an intruder, it reacts first. It consists of
- Mucous membrane lining the gastrointestinal
- Genitourinary
- Respiratory systems
- Skin
- Cornea of the eye
All of these provide tangible barriers to shield your child’s body. They offer defence against pathogenic bacteria, parasites (like worms), or cells (such as cancer). One inherits the innate immune system. It starts working as soon as your child is born. This immune system’s cells envelop and cover the intruder. Inside the immune system cells, the intruder is eliminated (called phagocytes).
Immunology
Immunology is the study of the immune system that consists of several types of immunity such as cell-mediated immunity and humoral immunity, diseases related to the immune system, and the physiological and biological functioning of the immune system. Edward Jenner is known as the “father of Immunology” because he developed first the smallpox vaccine in 1796.
Table of Content
- Definition of Immunology
- What is Immune System?
- Lymphatic system
- Cells of immune system
- Types of Immune System
- Disorders of Immune System
- Symptoms of Immune dysfunction
- Techniques of Immunology
- Applications of Immunology