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Can your body make antibodies for pathogens that your body has never been in contact with why or why not?
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Our bodies do have the ability to make antibodies to something we never have had contact with. These are called natural antibodies.
Natural antibodies are produced by B lymphocytes in the absence of external pathogen stimulation. With their ability to recognize between self and non-self, they comprise an important first-line defense.
Any problem with this formation of natural antibodies, the body would begin to attack itself. This is seen in autoimmune disorders.
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Can your body make antibodies for pathogen that you have never been in contact with?
It varies, but most likely not.
Do antibodies make a person immune to disease?
I wouldn't say so specifically.However yes antibodies help the bodies immune system by working in three ways. Either the stimulate an immune response to a pathogen e.g activating the complement system, they can also prevent pathogens from entering the body and damaging cells or in some case they might bind to or try to smother a pathogen to death. Antibodies have also been know to consume pathogens. Diet is one very important way in which you can stimulate and boost your immune system
What effect does the vaccine have on the body?
A vaccine contains the pathogen ( a foreign body which causes diseases/illnesses) which the virus is designed to provide protection for ie: a flu vaccine will contain a flu virus, measles has the measles virus etc... - but they have been treated so they are in effect dead and so will cause no symptoms, your body can only recognise a pathogen, it does not know that it is dead and can not harm you,so your body produces antibodies ( cells that fight off and remove pathogens from the body) to fight this vaccine, the antibodies remain in the body forever (unless you have an autoimmune/immunodeficiency illness) so when you come into contact with say the flu your body already has the antibodies and you don't get sick because your body removes the pathogen before it gets chance to take hold.
What is the difference between pathogens and opportunistic organisms?
Pathogens infect the body when it is in good health while opportunistic organisms infect the body after it has been compromised.
A what is a solution containing pathogens or their toxins that have been made harmless?
A vaccine
What does a vaccine do when it enters your body?
A vaccine is actually a severely weakened version of the virus being vaccinated against.. The body recognizes this weak virus as a threat and builds antibodies to deal with that specific threat. After these antibodies have been created, your body then has a mechanism to destroy future infections of this virus before it has a chance to make you sick.
When native americans first encountered europeans what led to the european disease being so deadly?
because the native Americans did not have any contact with outside continent germs, and viruses. When the Europeans came into america, they brought with them all foreign germs and diseases.
Can a o positive group contact hiv easly?
Blood type has never been mentioned as an inhibitor of HIV.
What consists of pathogens that have been weakened or killed but can trigger the immune system?
eons
Has anyone been in contact with unseen beings?
me and some friends tried 2 contact someone we knew who died. there was a strange feeling in the room and a clock that had never worked started ticking. not much of a contact but weird.
Does a dog 6-7 months old have enough antibodies to fight parvo?
If the dog has been vaccinated properly, then yes. If it has not had any vaccines as yet, then most likely not. If any questions/concerns contact your veterinarian and have your dog tested.
If you have been in contact with your daughter who has mumps are you a risk to your 90 year old mother?
Only if you have never had the mumps, should you be worried.
