Microbiology and Immunology 2500A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Measles Virus, Endogenous Retrovirus, Animal Virus
15 Mar 2018
School
Department
Professor
Document Summary
How his trip resulted in an outbreak: case study profile, 17-year-old patient that was unvaccinated, travelled from indiana, usa to eastern europe and back, diagnosis infected with measles virus (most infectious! In canada: the 6(cid:1004)"s (cid:396)e(cid:395)ui(cid:396)ed (cid:1005) dose, when the 2-dose regiment was introduced in mid-9(cid:1004)"s measles practically non- existent. Calicivurus infection of whale that causes rashes, gastroenteritis and they excrete. Many daily but we have immune system so we do(cid:374)"t get affe(cid:272)ted. Most viruses that enter us do not cause disease: 3 levels of defense mechanisms or 3 (cid:862)(cid:449)alls(cid:863) Innate immunity: acquired immunity, pathogens which climb over the acquired immunity (cid:862)(cid:449)all(cid:863) can be deadly, all viruses are not evil. Innate immune system of larva normally would kill the egg and prevent development. Example 2: good virus that helps fungus: fungus curvularia protuberata permits plant survival, however, fungus cannot grow at a temperature above 50 degrees (the plant grows in soils over.
