VM7142

1. Describe the basic mechanisms of veterinary immunology and the main characteristics of viruses, bacteria, protozoa and helminths.
2. Describe protective immunity against infectious diseases and the role of aberrant immune responses in disease.
3. List the components of the innate immune system and explain their functions.
4. Describe the components of the adaptive immune system, how B and T cells develop at a cellular and molecular level, how they recognize and respond to antigen.
5. Articulate how innate and adaptive immune components cooperate during immune responses and recognize the underlying molecules, cells and mechanisms involved in this response.
6. Apply the immunological concepts to explain the basis of: defense against infection, immunization, hypersensitivity, autoimmune disease, immunodeficiency and rejection of transplanted organs.