Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Infection and Immunity

The Infection incursion of foreign organism on a host body for its growth and multiplication is entitled as infection. The infection can lead to infectious diseases/ contagious disease/ communicable disease. The infection can be caused by any infectious elements and their toxins causing many immune reactions such as allergy, inflammation so on. Immune or allergic reactions arise upon infection due to the part of Host immune system to maintain immunity in the body. The infectious agents as it may be bacteria, virus, fungus, parasites, protozoans etc

•  Effects of infectious disease
• Infectious agents and route of transmission
• Infectious diseases: diagnosis & treatment
• Cellular and hormonal immunity