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Stringy:
Hey guys,

For our term 3 assessment, we are to create a poster (30 marks) that relates to malaria, with 7 areas to adress;
• Cause
• Mode of Transmission
• Host Response
• Symptoms
• Treatment
• Control
• Prevention

Unfortunatley I cant find much information at all on the "Host Response" section, it asks us to; "Explain the hosts immune response to a malarial infection detailing the specific role of antibodies and T cells in the humane defence system (3marks)

Is there anyone who knows any articles or websites that has any information on a host respone that relates to malaria? (In terms of the role of antibodies ect)

vox nihili:

--- Quote from: Stringy on May 08, 2018, 11:10:57 pm ---Hey guys,

For our term 3 assessment, we are to create a poster (30 marks) that relates to malaria, with 7 areas to adress;
• Cause
• Mode of Transmission
• Host Response
• Symptoms
• Treatment
• Control
• Prevention

Unfortunatley I cant find much information at all on the "Host Response" section, it asks us to; "Explain the hosts immune response to a malarial infection detailing the specific role of antibodies and T cells in the humane defence system (3marks)

Is there anyone who knows any articles or websites that has any information on a host respone that relates to malaria? (In terms of the role of antibodies ect)


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Hey! Love the way you’ve asked this question. Shows you’re really thinking about it.

If you google “malaria immune system” you’ll see a lot of scholarly articles about how malaria evades the immune system. These will be difficult to read, but give them a crack first and then reply back here with what you found out.

This is actually a really interesting topic! 

Stringy:

--- Quote from: vox nihili on May 09, 2018, 02:47:39 pm ---Hey! Love the way you’ve asked this question. Shows you’re really thinking about it.

If you google “malaria immune system” you’ll see a lot of scholarly articles about how malaria evades the immune system. These will be difficult to read, but give them a crack first and then reply back here with what you found out.

This is actually a really interesting topic!

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Thanks! I found an article that really hits the nail on the head, detailing the roles of NK Cells, T-Cells and B-Cells in response to an anti-gen, speciffically against malaria. ( https://sites.google.com/site/bioisu/the-immune-system )

vox nihili:

--- Quote from: Stringy on May 09, 2018, 07:44:21 pm ---Thanks! I found an article that really hits the nail on the head, detailing the roles of NK Cells, T-Cells and B-Cells in response to an anti-gen, speciffically against malaria. ( https://sites.google.com/site/bioisu/the-immune-system )



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This resource was just what you were looking for, but I think it might have some factual errors! That's really, really frustrating, because it looks legit too.

Disregard most of what it says about NK cells. Definitely worth having a closer look into some of the strategies malaria uses to avoid the immune system as well.

If you want anyone to check over your understanding, just ask here :)

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