"Aids to Health" explores the various natural and artificial methods to protect the human body from diseases, emphasizing the importance of personal hygiene and community efforts in maintaining health. It covers the body's defense mechanisms, including immunity, and the role of vaccinations, antitoxins, antiseptics, disinfectants, and antibiotics in preventing and treating infections. This knowledge is essential for leading a healthy life and understanding how to combat disease-causing germs effectively.
Immunity refers to the body’s ability to defend itself against diseases. Harmful substances, such as pollutants (toxic chemicals) and germs, constantly threaten the body and can enter through four main routes:
The body’s defense mechanism operates in two ways: it prevents the entry of these harmful agents and, if they do enter, it neutralizes them to prevent harm.
Defense System Levels:
A. Local Defense System (Preventing Entry of Germs): This acts as a barrier to block germs at entry points and includes:
B. Immune System: This system combats germs that have entered body tissues, neutralizing or eliminating them to prevent disease.
Protective Mechanical Barriers:
Thrown Out, If Entered:
Germ-Killing Secretions:
Germ-Fighting White Blood Cells (WBCs):
Merits of Local Defence Systems
Kinds of Immunity
Innate Immunity (Natural/Native):
Acquired Immunity:
Actively Acquired Immunity:
Passively Acquired Immunity:
Antibodies are specialized chemicals in the blood that combat germs or their secretions. Their key characteristics include:
Four Categories of Vaccines:
National Immunisation Schedule:
Abbreviations:
Antibiotics are chemicals produced by microorganisms (e.g., fungi, bacteria) that kill or inhibit other microorganisms.
Discovery of Penicillin:
Other Antibiotics:
How Antibiotics Work:
Uses of Antibiotics:
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