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57 Immunity CHAPTER CONTENTS Function of the Immune System Specificity of the Immune Response 1. Cell-Mediated Immunity 2. Antibody-Mediated Immunity Innate & Adaptive Immunity 1. Innate Immunity 2. Adaptive (Acquired)…

65 Hypersensitivity (Allergy) CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Type I: Immediate (Anaphylactic) Hypersensitivity      Atopy      Drug Hypersensitivity      Desensitization      Treatment & Prevention Type II: Cytotoxic Hypersensitivity Type III: Immune Complex Hypersensitivity      Arthus Reaction      Serum…

49 Systemic Mycoses CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Coccidioides Histoplasma Blastomyces Paracoccidioides Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION These infections result from inhalation of the spores…

45 Human Immunodeficiency Virus CHAPTER CONTENTS Disease Important Properties Summary of Replicative Cycle Transmission & Epidemiology Pathogenesis & Immunity Clinical Findings Laboratory Diagnosis Treatment Prevention Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms…

21 Mycobacteria CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Mycobacterium tuberculosis Atypical Mycobacteria Mycobacterium leprae Self-Assessment Questions Summaries of Organisms Practice Questions: USMLE & Course Examinations INTRODUCTION Mycobacteria are aerobic, acid-fast bacilli (rods) (Figure…

43 Tumor Viruses CHAPTER CONTENTS Introduction Malignant Transformation of Cells       Altered Morphology       Altered Growth Control       Altered Cellular Properties       Altered Biochemical Properties Role of Tumor Viruses In Malignant Transformation Proviruses &…