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Serological testing is based on the fact that antibodies react specifically with an anigen all bacteria have the same antigens or the human body makes antibodies against bacteria?
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The human body makes specific antibodies to specific antigens (ex. proteins on a bacterial membrane) that it encounters. Bacteria do not all have the same antigens.
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What is the job of white blood cell?
To produce antibodies, engulf antigens and produce antitoxin. They do this to protect the body of disease-causing bacteria and viruses.
How is invading bacteria detroyed?
The bacteria has tiny, oddly-shaped molecules on it's surface, which are different for every type of bacteria, these are called antigens. When a special type of white blood cell, called a lymphocyte, realises an invading bacteria is in the bloodstream, it starts to make tiny connectors called antibodies. These antibodies fit the antigens on the bacteria's surface, and join many bacteria together. Once lots of bacteria have been joined together, another type of white blood cell, called a phagocyte, engulfs them, and it will usually take a few days for all the bacteria to be destroyed.
Which ways of stopping food going off involve killing bacteria what food is treated this way?
Trollopeis the answer a contaminated virus that kills antigens and antibodies
What is the difference between vaccine and antibodies?
Salman Khaliq Bajwa from PAF-KIET damigo88@live.com The difference between antibodies and vaccines are; 1. Antibodies are micro organisms in our body for our defense. Vaccines are diluted living or dead antigens. 2. Antibodies are natural. Vaccines are artificial, 3. Antibodies kill the bacteria, viruses and toxic substances in our body. Vaccines does not kill but it actually activates the antibodies in our body.
Antigen and antibody?
An antigen is a foreign particle that enters the body. This could be a disease causing agent such as part of a bacterium or virus or could be a particle such as pollen or dust. An antibody is a protein made by the body's immune system. Antibodies react with specific antigens to enable the antigens to be removed from the body.
To what do antibodies respond?
Antibodies are secreted by a special group of white blood cells called lymphocytes. Each type of cell (including bacteria) has a unique protein on its cell membrane - an antigen. If a lymphocyte does not recognise a particular antigen, it will assume that the cell (or bacterium) is foreign and hostile. This is what antibodies respond to - the stimulus as the result of an unfamiliar cell. The antibodies attach to the antigens and kill the cell, or bacterium.
How does a B-lymphocytedestroy an antigens?
it produces antibodies which engolf the bacteria and furhter more will digest it. due to the protein signal that is found on the outter part of the bactreia this is why it is easy for a white blood cell to engolf it and destroy it.
What are types of anitgen's?
There are several types of antigens, including proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and nucleic acids. Antigens can be found on the surface of pathogens like viruses and bacteria, as well as on the surface of foreign cells or substances that enter the body. They stimulate the immune system to produce antibodies and mount an immune response.
What do lingual tonsils inhibit?
Antigens and bacteria
What are antigens and antibodies?
antigen-a toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the body, especially the production of antibodies.Antibodies-a blood protein produced in response to and counteracting a specific antigen. Antibodies combine chemically with substances that the body recognizes as alien, such as bacteria, viruses, and foreign substances in the blood.
When does acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis develop?
after certain streptococcal bacteria (group A beta-hemolytic streptococci) have infected the skin or throat. Antigens from the dead streptococci clump together with the antibodies that killed them. These clumps are trapped in the kidney tubules
How does the body react to harmful bacteria?
alveolar macrophages crawl freely along internal alveolar surfaces
