Imagine that you are walking through the desert and you get scratched by a thorn on a mezquite, unfortunately for you the thorn was previously covered with pathogenic bacteria X by droppings of vultures perched at the top. You developed a nasty skin infection that rapidly turns into a systemic one. You survive, and your doctor says that you have very good quantity of IgG anti-bacteria X that would probably make you immune to another infection. Using a cartoon describe to chronologically what cells would first respond to skin infection and explain how and when the adaptive immune system will get involved.

Imagine that you are walking through the desert and you get scratched by a thorn on a mezquite, unfortunately for you the thorn was previously covered with pathogenic bacteria X by droppings of vultures perched at the top. You developed a nasty skin infection that rapidly turns into a systemic one. You survive, and your doctor says that you have very good quantity of IgG anti-bacteria X that would probably make you immune to another infection. Using a cartoon describe to chronologically what cells would first respond to skin infection and explain how and when the adaptive immune system will get involved.

Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems (MindTap Course List)

9th Edition

ISBN:9781285866932

Author:Lauralee Sherwood

Publisher:Lauralee Sherwood

Chapter12: Body Defenses

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1ACR

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