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Also known as allergy and immunology

Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.

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Immunology is the branch of biology and medicine that studies how immune systems work in all living organisms. It matters because understanding these biological defense systems helps us develop treatments for diseases and improve human health.

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Immunology
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MRSA (yellow) engulfed by neutrophil (purple) Photo Source: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
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Immune
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Rheumatoid arthritis Inflammation
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Immunologist

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Research

2,232,598 papers

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Applied immunology - the practical application of sera and bacterins prophylactically, diagnostically, and therapeutically (1916) (14788924923).jpg
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immune disorder
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immunologist
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Encyclopedic overview

14 sections
Contents
  • Classical immunology
  • Diagnostic immunology
  • Immunotherapy
  • Clinical immunology
  • Clinical and pathology immunology
  • Theoretical immunology
  • Developmental immunology
  • Ecoimmunology and behavioural immunity
  • Cancer immunology
  • Reproductive immunology
  • See also
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • External links

Immunology is a branch of biology and medicine that covers the study of immune systems in all organisms.

Immunology charts, measures, and contextualizes the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders (such as autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities,immune deficiency, and transplant rejection); and the physical, chemical, and physiological characteristics of the components of the immune system in vitro, in situ, and in vivo. Immunology has applications in numerous disciplines of medicine, particularly in the fields of organ transplantation, oncology, rheumatology, virology, bacteriology, parasitology, psychiatry, and dermatology.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “immunology” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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