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Pathogens, disease and immunity

Canonical unit B11

• Pathogens, and the defences that never ask who you are
  Bacteria, viruses, fungi and protoctista with named diseases; how pathogens damage tissue through toxins and cell lysis;…
• The specific response: selected, cloned, remembered
  Antigens and the distinction between self and non-self; the cellular response with T-helper and T-killer cells, clonal s…
• Antibodies, vaccination and the four kinds of immunity
  Antibody structure and how it fits function; agglutination, neutralisation and marking for phagocytosis; active and pass…

Practical work that lands here

• Aseptic technique and the effect of antimicrobials