High titers of specific antibodies are components of ________.

Edward Jenner’s work involved ________.

Each ________ fragment of an antibody molecule contains the variable regions of a heavy and light chain that folds into a groove for one epitope.

The production of interferon will directly protect the host cell from a viral infection.

Cytokines mediate a variety of processes in the immune system, for example, ________ encourages inflammatory responses and ________ suppresses the actions of immune cells.

The importance of clonal deletion is that ________.

Desensitization of an individual with allergies by injecting small amounts of the allergen under the skin is effective because it ________.

Each of the following are granulocytes except ________.

The CDC operates a national laboratory network called PulseNet, that compiles DNA fingerprinting data and connects foodborne illness cases so outbreaks can be detected rapidly.

Severe combined immunodeficiencies (SCIDs) are due to ________.