Unit 1: Basic Immunology
- Biology Mad
- Brief Introduction to Antibody Structure, José Saldanha
- Cancer and the Immune System
- General Immunology - Dr. Douglas Fix
- Herd Immunity
- Immune System University of Florida
- Immunology by Kuby - Review and Self-Test
- Immunology Lecture , Roger Booth
- Immunology: Understanding the Immune System - Please visit "sample content" and select "sample figures". Wonderful illustrations!
- Important words and concepts , Excellent Review
- Infectious Disease and the Immune System - Excellent graphics
- Introduction To Immunology: Part I- The Role Of And Problems With Vaccines
- Mike's Immunoglobulin Structure/Function Home Page
- Our Immune System Defends Us Against Infectious Diseases - Nobelprize.org
- Overview of Innate and Specific Immunity
- Web site for Janet M. Decker's 11th Hour Introduction to Immunology, Excellent Review
- Hypersensitivity - although Wikipedia refernces cannot be used for research purposes this site does provide appropriate references
- Hypersensitivity Reactions, Immediate - Miriam K Anand, MD 1994
- Poison Ivy: an Exaggerated Immune Response to Nothing Much
- Raising the Standards - Specific IgE blood tests - Advance July 2007
Hypersensitivity
Complement
- The
Role of Complement in the Elimination of Microogranisms - Stephanie
Merralls, Department of Microbiology and Immunology
University of Leicester - The Complement and Genetics Homepage-Nice tutorial on complement.
- Complement-Nice illustration
- Complement - nice overview
- The Complement
System Kills Strangers, But Gets Little Respect
Dilutions - Dilutions - Cecilia Yu '07, Wellesley College
- How to Make Simple Solutions and Dilutions - Department of Biology, Bates College, Lewiston, ME
- Making Dilutions - David R. Caprette, Rice University
- Pipetting and Dilutions - 8/2005 - Jackie Reynolds, Richland College
Unit 2: Basic Immunologic Procedures
-
Agglutination Tests - very nice explanations, illustrations and examples
- Animated Tutorials: Molecular Biology
- ELISA animation - click on "See the Interactive ELISA Immuno Explorer Animation"
- Immunoassay Animations
- Immunofluorescence
- Immunology Problem Sets & Tutorials
- The Immunologic Basis of Allergic Diseases
- Perform a Virtual ELISA Test
- Stony Brook University Hospital Immunology Tutorial
- Texas Department of Health - Excellent presentation, just click on a test in the chart
Unit 3: Autoimmunity
- Autoimmunity Ed Friedlander, M.D., Pathologist
- Disease Specific Information
- Immune System Diseases/Autoimmune Diseases
- Lab Tests Online - Autoimmune Disorders
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus NIH
Unit 4: Serological Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases
- HIV Tutorial-nice graphics and explanation
- HIV Tutorial
- HIV Life Cycle-animated illustration of HIV.
- HIV Life Cycle
- Occupational Exposures to HIV and Recommendations for Postexposure Prophylaxis - CDC 2005
- Overview of HIV infection-Animation on "Cells Alive" site
- The Virtual Virus Experience
HIV
-
HSV
- ASO Titer
- Streptococcal antibody tests - Health from AtoZ
- Streptococcal Infections - MedLine plus
- Treatment of Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis and Prevention of Rheumatic Fever
Animations of steps of HSV Infection and Replication
Streptococcal Infections
- CDC STD Facts & Information Syphilis
- Internet Resources on the Tuskeegee Study - Infamous Cases: The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
- Syphilis - graphic pictures from RAPP Street, a comprehensive source on the web for sexually transmitted disease/infection information and resources.
- Syphilis Diagnosis PDF - Tulip Diagnostics
- The History of Syphilis - Tutorial
Syphilis
General Immunology Sites
Acute Phase Reactants
- Acute Phase Reactants
- Use of C-Reactive Protein to Assess Cardiovascular Risk
- Acute and Chronic Inflammation
- Acute Phase Proteins
- Simple
Blood Test Predicts Heart Disease - C-RP as a predictor of heart
attack or stroke
- The Rise
of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections
Bioethics
Antibiotic Resistance
- Bioethics Resources on the Web
- National Reference Center for Bioethics Literature
- University of Pennsylvania Center
for Bioethics
DNA
- DNA Learning Center-Be sure to check out the section on eugenics.
- Antibody, Complement, Neutrophil, Deficiencies
- Immunology Lectures- Texas A&M Unviersity - Kingsville
- Overview
of Immunology and the Production of Monoclonal Antibodies
History of Immunology
- The Three Original Publications
On Vaccination Against Smallpox Edward Jenner
Journals, Publications and Associations
General Immunology and Tutorials
- The International Complement Society
- MedMark-Wonderful listing of national and international organizations
- Howard Hughes
Medical Institute-Immunology Page. Neat picture of E. coli attached
to intestinal epithelial cells.
Pages with Numerous Immunology Links
- Immunology Index
- Immunology Links
- Immunology and Allergology
Pregnancy Testing
- USA HCG Reference Service
Procedures
- Chemiluminescence -movies illustrating the concepts
- Introduction
to Techniques in Immunology
Miscellaneous
- Medical Pictures / Disease Pictures - pictures of a variety of diseases
- Flu Watch - Real time influenza disease tracking service
- Quackwatch -Your Guide to Health Fraud, Quackery, and Intelligent Decisions