Battle Scars: An Overview of Our Defence Against Disease

Synopsis: Investigates the human immune system and the body’s defences against diseas using dramatised footage, 2-D animation and photomicroscopy. .
Topics covered include: a review of the types of disease and the main groups of pathogens; the first line of defence - physical barriers against pathogens; how pathogens gain entry into the body; the formation and main types of blood cells; the second line of defence - non-specific immune response; the role of phagocytes; complement and marker proteins and ‘self’ identification; the third line of defence - specific immune response; blood based immune response; cell-mediated immune response; Clonal Selection Theory; the nature of immunity.
Language: English
Country: Australia
Year of release: 1997
Year of production: 1996
Subjects: Biology; Medical sciences
Keywords: human biology; immune system

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