INFECTIOUS ALLERGY
Abstract
An external similarity exists between a condition of sensitization stipulated by the introduction of the protein antigen and the condition of infectious allergy caused by the introduction of the etiological agents of some infectious diseases (tuberculosis, brucellosis, glanders, tularemia and intoxication by exotoxins). These two conditions of the same cells are principally different from each other in their nature and mechanism. The role of infectious allergy of cells in the development of the infectious process and immunity still has not been sufficiently elucidated. It is already clear that the therapeutic effect of serum therapy depends on the nature of the reaction of cells from internal organs to the bacterial toxin. If the cells of internal organs of an animal are in a state of infectious allergy to the bacterial toxin, the introduction of specific serum does not change the course of the intoxication process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1963
- Accession Number
- AD0616973
Entities
People
- A. T. Kravchenko
Organizations
- United States Army Biological Warfare Laboratories