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Cancer/Viral Scenarios Worksheet: For each
scenario, diagram and/or explain the activities of the cells
involved including...
Cancer/Viral Scenarios Worksheet: For each
scenario, diagram and/or explain the activities of the cells
involved including the self cell, Cytotoxic T cell, Natural Killer
Cell and/or T helper cell along with any pertinent cytokines and
proteins.
- The Human Papilloma Virus has infected the cervical cells of a
patient and the cancerous cells have stopped producing MHC. Diagram
the immune system’s response to these changes in the cervical
cells
- The Herpes Simplex Virus has infected your patient’s mucosal
cells of the genitals and those infected cells are actively
replicating the virus
- The Hepatitis B Virus has infected the liver cells of your
patient. Due to the viral infection and early cancerous changes in
the liver cells, they have begun to make stress proteins: