Definition of Immunology
The immunology is
the discipline dedicated to studying the biological immunity . This
is called the particular response of an organism to an antigen or the state of
resistance that a species or an individual has against certain pathogenic
actions.
The immune
system , also called the immune system or immune system ,
is made up of structures and processes that allow an organism to recognize
a foreign element(external or internal) and provide an answer. This
immune or immune response points to the recovery of balance ( homeostasis ).
It
is called immunology, in this framework, the specialty that analyzes the
functioning of the immune system , either in a disease situation or
in a healthy organism. In addition to the physiological, chemical and
physical characteristics of the various elements that make up the immune
system, it also studies the disturbances of functioning, such as
immunodeficiencies and autoimmune diseases.
The
origins of immunology go back several centuries before Christ . In Ancient
Greece , it was found that people recovering from certain infections were
protected against the disease in question. From then on, the immune
phenomena began to be investigated.
It
is possible to recognize different branches of immunology. The clinical
immunology focuses on diseases that cause immune system disorders,
considering the disorders caused by hypersensitivity, autoimmunity and
immunodeficiency. The immunotherapy , meanwhile, considers the
use of elements of the immune system to treat a disorder or
disease. The cellular immunology , the humoral immunology ,
the neuronal immunologyand evolutionary immunology are other
kinds of immunology.
