Question

1. An inflammatory response is vital to eliminating an infectious agent. Fully describe inflammation, addressing each of the following in the description. (You may use diagrams, but each diagram must be explained. If no explanation is given, the diagram will not be considered when grading.)
   1. Complete description of the inflammatory response (be specific)
   2. Methods (more than one) of the initiation of inflammation
   3. At least 3 aspects of the immune response that are enhanced by inflammation and how they are enhanced

Answer 1

Sol:

A.

• Inflammatory response occurs when tissues are damaged.
• This tissue injury may be caused by infection, trauma,heat etc or any other cause.
• The damaged tissue cell liberate chemicals like histamine, bradykinins, prostaglandins etc which release fluid from blood vessels into the tissue this causing swelling( inflammation).
• These chemicals also attract phagocytic cells of the immune system to engulf the damaged cells.

B.There are two methods of initiation of inflammation:

• Acute and chronic inflammation.
• Acute inflammation is the initial response to the pathogen when it enters for the firstl time into the body.
• Prolonged inflammation leads to chronic mode where the degree of severity of the immune response to the pathogen is more .

There is a shift in type of cells which destroy the damaged cells progressively and can trigger healing fastly.

C.

1. Swelling

2. Cell mediated immunity

3. Immunolohic memory's