Classical immunology ties in with the fields of epidemiology and medicine. It studies the relationship between the body systems, pathogens, and immunity. The earliest written mention of immunity can be traced back to the plague of Athens in 430 BCE. Thucydides noted that people who had recovered from a previous bout of the disease could nurse the sick without contracting the illness a second time. Many other ancient societies have references to this phenomenon, but it was not until the 19th and 20th centuries before the concept developed into scientific theory. COUNT 5
QSN1 Which two fields of study are associated with immunology? ANS1 epidemiology and medicine QSN2 Immunology studies how which three areas impact one another? ANS2 the body systems, pathogens, and immunity QSN3 When was the first written mention of immunity as it pertains to the body? ANS3 430 BCE QSN4 Which Greek historian made that notation? ANS4 Thucydides QSN5 When did immunology start to become codified as a scientific theory? ANS5 19th and 20th centuries