In this article we will discuss about the historical perspectives and types of immunity. Historical Perspectives of Immunity: The phenomenon of immunity (Latin immunis means 'exempt') can be traced back to Thucydides, the great historian of Peloponnesian War. In 430 BC he wrote that a plague spread in Athens, only those could nurse the sick who recovered from the plague [...]
Immunology is a branch of science under broad spectrum of Biology which deals with the study of remarkable defense mechanism of the body (completely in vertebrates and partly in invertebrates) against harmful foreign invading agents or particles and to protect body from pathogenic microorganisms and- some severe diseases. We are always exposed to a vast environment which contains different types [...]
In this article we will discuss about the effect and examples of adjuvants. Adjuvants (from Latin adjuvare, to help) are substances that, when mixed with an antigen and injected with it, enhance the immunogenicity of that antigen. Adjuvants are often used to boost the immune response when an antigen has low immunogenicity or when only small amounts of an antigen [...]