https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6 Half of the immune response was virtually impossible to find so I used my imagination en-us 2019-03-03 21:20:48 UTC 2026-01-25 16:54:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337278861 The act that kicks off the infection of the Chikungunya virus is getting bitten by a mosquito. Mosquitoes are known to carry a lot of viruses, it just so happens that Chikungunya is one of them. Since the mosquito pearces the skin, this is how the virus overcomes the external barrier of skin.]]> 2019-03-03 21:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337278861 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337279203 The Chikingunya virus is of course... a virus, so it has a replication process that it will be eager to begin. Now, the immune systems first line of defense (after the skin) is the macrophages (white blood cell which specializes in engulfing and destroying foreign invaders), so they attempt to shut down the virus before it gets any worse, however they do not succeed. The interaction between the virus and the macrophages end up causing inflammation within the body they reside in, this is caused by the macrophages beginning to attack themselves. This distraction allows the virus to multiply. (Everything after this point is pretty much fictional).]]> 2019-03-03 21:33:30 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337279203 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337279351 After the macrophages had been so heavily distracted the next step is to include the helper t-cells (white blood cells that specialize in identifying the intruder by recognizing their antigen). The helper t-cells identify the virus and call for the proper reinforcements; B-Cells]]> 2019-03-03 21:35:04 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337279351 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337279382 What Is It?: An infectious disease/virus (pathogen).
Cause: Mosquito Bites
Symptoms: Fever, join pain, headache, muscle  pain, joint swelling, and rash formation. In more serious cases it can be disabling, and even cause death.
Risk of death: 1 in 1000
Those at most risk: Children, elderly, and people with a bad medical history.
Incubation Period: Can show up any time between 2 to 12 days.
Where In The World: Outbreaks occur in Africa, Asian, Europe, and the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Prevention: There is no vaccine so the only way to avoid it is to avoid mosquito bites.]]> 2019-03-03 21:35:22 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337279382 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337285673 After the B-cells are called they immediately start making antibodies to match the invader's antigen (kind of acts as an ID for an invader and induces the creation of antibodies). This antibody (blood protein produced to contrast an invader antigen) is soon released to bond to the antigen and in turn neutralizes the invader. However, since Chikungunya is a virus this does not work. Since it is replicating so fast and can not be taken down quite as easily due to it taking over existing cells in the body, Killer T-Cells (white blood cells specialized to kill host cells of the viruses and attempt to elimate the virus as well) are called. ]]> 2019-03-03 22:24:04 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337285673 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337285704 After eliminating the host cell, the antibodies that were being released for the viruses antigen can finally grasp the virus and make the virus vulnerable to the macrophages once again. Therefore, making it so the macrophages can successfully engulf the virus.]]> 2019-03-03 22:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337285704 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337285726 After the "violent" part of the process is over with, the supresser t-cells appear on site to end the process, signifying that the virus has been defeated.]]> 2019-03-03 22:24:26 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337285726 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337287860 After the whole process is done and over with, the immune system goes back to normal and every cell takes up their normal line of defense, but the memory t-cells stay and remember how to defeat this specific virus.]]> 2019-03-03 22:41:10 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337287860 coulterek https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337288188 Magic doctor haha]]> 2019-03-03 22:44:13 UTC https://padlet.com/coulterek/dgdycnbzjnm6/wish/337288188