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Emerging Diseases
BIOL 1113 review 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| emerging disease | disease that is new to a population |
| epidemic | rapid spread of disease in population |
| birth rate | individuals born in a unit of time |
| death rate | individuals born in a unit of time |
| b-d=r | growth rate |
| G=rN | growth increment (net change) |
| S shaped curve | logistic growth |
| innate defense | unevolved and unspecific, includes inflammatory responses |
| adapted defense | memory cells and antibodies |
| cell mediated defense | cytotoxic t cells, B cells |
| cytotoxic t cells | destroy infected cells by poking holes in membrane |
| memory B cells | activate plasma B cells to make antibodies |
| memory T cells | activate cytotoxic T cells to perform apoptosis on other cells |
| macrophage | main lymphocyte of immune system, engulfs aliens |
| how to activate cytotoxic t cells | macrophage eats antigens, antigens move to surface, helper T cells latch on and activate CT cells |
| antigen | any material recognized as non-self |
| antibody | y-shaped proteins that attach to antigens |