#6.7i
Know the mode of action of macrophages, neutrophils and lymphocytes.
#6.7ii
Understand the development of the humoral immune response, including the role of:
- antigen presenting T cells
- T helper cells and cytokines
- B cells
- clonal selection
- plasma cells
- antibodies.
#6.7iii
Understand the development of the cell-mediated immune response including the role of:
- antigen presenting cells
- T helper cells and cytokines
- T killer cells.
#6.7iv
Understand the role of T and B memory cells in the secondary immune response.
#6.7v
Understand how immunity can be natural or artificial, and active or passive.
#6.7vi
Understand how vaccination can be used in the control of disease and the development of herd immunity.
#6.7vii
Understand the potential issues in populations where a proportion choose not to vaccinate.